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βIf a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
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What does this quotation mean?
Thoreau defends a life that develops at its own pace.
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Source: Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience , Conclusion
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View reference βFrom Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
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