I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. …

Henry David Thoreau
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I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2015). Thoreau on Nature: Sage Words on Finding Harmony with the Natural World, p.12, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2015). Thoreau on Nature: Sage Words on Finding Harmony with the Natural World, p.12, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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