Henry David Thoreau Quote

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"Nos maisons sont des propriétés si encombrantes que nous sommes souvent emprisonnés plutôt qu'abrités par elles."

Translations

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it”

Henry David Thoreau

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