Henry David Thoreau, American Poet and Philosopher: «What a Man Thinks of Himself, This Is What Determines, or Rather Indicates, His Destiny»

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Henry David Thoreau, American writer, poet, philosopher and naturalist, continues to inspire millions of people for his defense of individual freedom, simplicity and connection with nature. Among his numerous reflections he highlights one that continues in force more than a century and a half later: “What a man thinks of himself, this is what determines, or rather indicates, his destiny.” This phrase sums up one of Thoreau’s main ideas: the way …