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“A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.”
 
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Henry David Thoreau
 
Nationality:   American
 
Date of Birth:   Jul 12, 1817
 
Date of Death:   May 6,  1862
 
Profession:   Author
 
 
 
 
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