Henry David Thoreau: We are not that we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for that we are capable of being.

We are not that we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for t — Henry David Thoreau

We are not that we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for that we are capable of being.

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