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# Henry David Thoreau (1817â1862

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##  Quotes by Henry David Thoreau (1817â1862

> [If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.The imagination, give it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau-1817-1862/if-any-want-to-become-my-followers-let-them-deny-themselves-and-take/)

Henry David Thoreau (1817â1862

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> [They have thus dammed all the larger lakes, raising their broad surfaces many feet ... thus turning the forces of nature against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau-1817-1862/they-have-thus-dammed-all-the-larger-lakes-raising-their-broad/)

Henry David Thoreau (1817â1862

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