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Henry David Thoreau Quotes: If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
         

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.


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