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This reads as a warning against waiting for perfect conditions. It says thought has a brief intensity, and if it is not captured while it is alive, it loses force and cannot move other people with the same heat. It lands whenever inspiration is fresh, but the temptation is to delay until the moment has passed.
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About Henry David Thoreau
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. He is closely associated with the transcendentalist movement and is best known for Walden and for his essay "Civil Disobedience". Walden reflects on simple living in natural surroundings. "Civil Disobedience" argues that citizens may resist an unjust state. Thoreau's writing often returns to independence, conscience, and a close attention to nature.
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Books by Henry David Thoreau
Walden
On living deliberately.