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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation

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  1. A statement from Walden, by Henry David Thoreau.

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As Thoreau said in Walden, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."

From Inc • Feb. 15, 2013

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David

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