We are the subjects of an experiment which is not a little interesting… — Walden

Walden — Henry David Thoreau

We are the subjects of an experiment which is not a little interesting to me. Can we not do without the society of our gossips a little while under these circumstances--have our own thoughts to cheer us? Confucius says truly, "Virtue does not remain as an abandoned orphan; it must of necessity have neighbors."

Place: ¶252
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