Henry David Thoreau: The title wise is, for the most part, falsely applied. How can one be a wise man, if he does not know any better how to

The title wise is, for the most part, falsely applied. How can one be a wise man — Henry David Thoreau

The title wise is, for the most part, falsely applied. How can one be a wise man, if he does not know any better how to live than other men? — if he is only more cunning and intellectually subtle?

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