Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the grea…

Henry David Thoreau
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Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2016). A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, p.242, Xist Publishing
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