Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

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...

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

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...

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

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 man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.