"We are for the most part more..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers.
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“It is not so important that many should be good as you, as that there be some absolute goodness somewhere; for that will leaven the whole lump.”
“When our life ceases to be inward and private, conversation degenerates into mere gossip.”
“I derive no pleasure from talking with a young woman simply because she has regular features.”
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“An actress is not a lady; at least, when she is, she is not an actress.”
“After all, I do not have so many ways of proving that I am free. We is always free at the expense of someone else. It is a bother,but it is normal.”
“As a rule, we go about with masks, we go about looking honest, and we are able to conceal ourselves all through the day.”