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Published Sunday, 22 June 2014 by Piper Haywood — Thoreau on his purpose in life

Thoreau on his purpose in life

I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad.

Henry David Thoreau (via Grant Custer’s blog)

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