"We discover a new world every time..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
We discover a new world every time we see the earth again after it has been covered for a season with snow.
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“If I ever see more clearly at one time than at another, the medium through which I see is clearer.”
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“I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. . . . In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness.”
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“Love is like wildflowers;It's often found in the most unlikely places.”