I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unc…

Henry David Thoreau
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I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2006). Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles, p.59, Heron Dance Press
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