“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.”

Henry David Thoreau

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One Response to “Thoreau on Man’s Pursuit of Perfection”

  1. Efrain on May 31st, 2007 9:08 am

    Absolutely, we are all limited to our own effort.

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