The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, o…

Henry David Thoreau
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The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Barry Andrews (2005). True Harvest: Readings from Henry David Thoreau for Every Day of the Year, p.167, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
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