It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
— Henry David Thoreau
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• Letter to Harrison Blake (16 November 1857)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Henry David Thoreau" (Quotes)
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Name: VII
Summary: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer.
Description: English: crayon portrait of Henry David Thoreau as a young man
Date: 1854
Source: www.walden.org/Institute/Images/VII.%20Rowse.jpg
Author: Samuel W. Rowse (1822–1901)
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