Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not… — Henry David Thoreau
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
Walden · 1854
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Thoreau, Henry David. "Economy." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.
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Thoreau, Henry David. "Economy." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.
