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Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

β€” Henry David Thoreau

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Thoreau values honest experience over socially desirable rewards.

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Source: Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience , Conclusion

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From Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

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