Henry David Thoreau Quote

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"Comme il est vain de s'asseoir pour écrire quand on ne s'est pas levé pour vivre"

Translations

“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence”

Henry David Thoreau

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