Henry David Thoreau quote: See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the ...

See how he cowers and sneaks, how vaguely all the day he fears, not being immortal nor divine, but the slave and prisoner of his own opinion of himself, a fame won by his own deeds.

~ Henry David Thoreau ~

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