About Henry David Thoreau
1817 – 1862
American essayist, poet and naturalist, best known for 'Walden', his account of living simply in a cabin near Walden Pond.
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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
“Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.”
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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”