“To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.”
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The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.
Henry David Thoreau 
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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
Henry David Thoreau
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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau
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