All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all …

Henry David Thoreau
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All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2013). The Essential Thoreau, p.482, Simon and Schuster
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