"“Most men I do not meet at all, for they seem not to have time; they are busy about their beans.”"
— Henry David Thoreau
Most Men I Do Not Meet At All For They Seem Not To
“Most men I do not meet at all, for they seem not to have time; they are busy about their beans.”
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