Which best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism from Section 16 of Thoreau's Walden?
Sec 16: "The surface of the earth is soft and impressible by the feet of men; and so with the paths which the mind travels."

A. Just as our feet make paths in the soft earth, so our thoughts make impressions on our minds.
B. Feet and minds are alike because they both wander.
C. Because the earth is so soft, we can make paths when we walk on it; our minds are soft, too.

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Which best expresses the meaning of the following aphorism from Section 16 of Thoreau's Walden?
Sec 16: "The surface of the earth is soft and impressible by the feet of men; and so with the paths which the mind travels."
 
A. Just as our feet make paths in the soft earth, so our thoughts make impressions on our minds.
B. Feet and minds are alike because they both wander.
C. Because the earth is so soft, we can make paths when we walk on it; our minds are soft, too.

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