Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.

Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

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 light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

There is no remedy for love but to love more

There is no remedy for love but to love more

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...