Essay · 1854

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.
Henry David ThoreauWalden · 1854

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  2. Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.Benjamin Franklin
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