If a man is alive, there is always danger that he may die, though the …

Henry David Thoreau
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If a man is alive, there is always danger that he may die, though the danger must be allowed to be less in proportion as he is dead-and-alive to begin with. A man sits as many risks as he runs. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2016). Walden, p.111, Xist Publishing
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If a man is alive, there is always danger that he may die, though the danger must be allowed to be less in proportion as he is dead-and-alive to begin with. A man sits as many risks as he runs. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2016). Walden, p.111, Xist Publishing

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