Henry Thoreau, Philosopher: ‘In My House There Were Three Chairs: One for Solitude, One for Friendship and One for Company’

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Henry David Thoreau explained why he only had three chairs in his Walden cabin. His reflection on loneliness, friendship and simple life remains valid more than 170 years later.

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