Quote by Henry David Thoreau

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to be encountered like wild caribous and moose.

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were

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The quote suggests a desire to encounter a man in a natural and untamed setting, such as the woods, similar to how one might come across wild caribous or moose. It implies a longing for raw and unfiltered interactions with others, away from the constraints of civilization and its artificiality. The speaker may yearn for a genuine connection with another human being and a break from the social conventions that often shape our interactions.

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