There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part…

Henry David Thoreau
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There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2012). The Portable Thoreau, p.417, Penguin
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