If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.Henry David Thoreau · Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
Read the saying and check its sourcesIf I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
Henry David Thoreau · Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
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- Wikiquote (en) · Walden · Chapters / Chapter 1: Economy · estratto «If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of d» · Opera identificata: Walden
- Henry David Thoreau · Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience · Riscontro testuale dell’estratto; edizione Gutenberg 205
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