Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul the work of the soul, and good for either the work of the other.
Citations
Thoreau, Henry David. The Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, Vol. 1. Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906, p. 182.
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Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
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