I do not know where to find in any literature, ancient or modern, any… — Henry David Thoreau · Smartyfair

I do not know where to find in any literature, ancient or modern, any account which contents me of that Nature with which even I am acquainted.

Henry David Thoreau1817–1862 · writer · 1800s USAHenry David Thoreau was an American writer who spent two years living simply in a small cabin near Walden Pond, writing about nature, independence, and living deliberately.175 quotes

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