Henry David Thoreau
Writer, Philosopher
"It is not worth while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar."
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Zanzibar
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Henry David Thoreau
Writer, Philosopher
"It is not worth the while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar. Yet do this even till you can do better, and you may perhaps find some "Symmes' Hole" by which to get at the inside at last."
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