That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

Henry David Thoreau

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Topic

Simple living

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Source

Journals of Henry David Thoreau

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1856 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. Journal entry. 11 Mar. 1856.

Current Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "March 11 [1856]." I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Yale University Press, 2007.

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Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Source
The Scarlet Letter
Medium
Novel
Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850, ch. 15.

Current Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, edited by Brian Harding. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 15.