Henry David Thoreau quote: Next to us is not the workman whom we have hired, with whom we love so well to talk, but ...

Next to us is not the workman whom we have hired, with whom we love so well to talk, but the workman whose work we are.

~ Henry David Thoreau ~

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Next to us is not the workman whom we have hired, with whom we love so well to talk, but the workman...

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