Staying in the house breeds a sort of insanity always. Every house is,…

Henry David Thoreau
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Staying in the house breeds a sort of insanity always. Every house is, in this sense, a hospital. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, p.299, Yale University Press
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Staying in the house breeds a sort of insanity always. Every house is, in this sense, a hospital. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, p.299, Yale University Press

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