Henry David Thoreau:

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks. I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did. They say that characters were engraven on the bathing tub of King Tching-thang to this effect: 'Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again.'

— Henry David Thoreau Modern

Civil disobedience, Walden

Context

Walden, Chapter 2: Where I Lived, and What I Lived For

Date / Period

1854

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/205/205-h/205-h.htm#link2H_4_0008

Verification

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Explanation

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Method

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