Henry David Thoreau disse mesmo «Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth»?

Henry David Thoreau disse mesmo «Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth»?

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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 · fonte

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