Henry David Thoreau quote: Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

~ Henry David Thoreau ~

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Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

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