If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you will never read, you have done rare things.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

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...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty...

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty...

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...