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Did Henry David Thoreau say “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth”?

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Did Henry David Thoreau say “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to Henry David Thoreau. Source and location below.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board. The hospitality was as cold as the ices. I thought that there was no need of ice to freeze them. They talked to me of the age of the wine and the fame of the vintage; but I thought of an older, a newer, and purer wine, of a more glorious vintage, which they had not got, and could not buy. …
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Henry David Thoreau, ¶562 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #205 · source

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