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  1. A quotation from Thoreau

    There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. It is human, it is divine, carrion.

    Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
    Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)

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  2. A quotation from Thoreau

    Drive a nail home and clinch it so faithfully that you can wake up in the night and think of your work with satisfaction, — a work at which you would not be ashamed to invoke the Muse.

    Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
    Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 18 “Conclusion” (1854)

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  3. A quotation from Thoreau

    If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

    Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
    Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 18 “Conclusion” (1854)

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  4. A quotation from Thoreau

    “But he won’t gain anything by it.” Well, no, I don’t suppose he could get four-and-sixpence a day for being hung, take the year round; but then he stands a chance to save a considerable part of his soul, — and such a soul! — when you do not. No doubt you can get more in your market for a quart of milk than for a quart of blood, but that is not the market that heroes carry their blood to.

    Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
    Speech (1859-10-30), “A Plea for Captain John Brown,” Concord, Massachusetts

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