I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance,…

Henry David Thoreau
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I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give me an opportunity once in a year to speak the truth. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, p.163, Yale University Press
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