Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

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

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

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

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...

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

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...

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.