Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
Henry David Thoreau · Walden
Nature & seasons
“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
- Author
- Henry David Thoreau
- Work
- Walden
- Year
- 1854
- Chapter / part
- The Pond in Winter
- Length
- 11 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #205
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