If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no...

Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no...