Being is the great explainer.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

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...

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

Live the life you've dreamed

Live the life you've dreamed

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences

Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law

A man is morally free when, in full possession of his living humanity, he judges...

A man is morally free when, in full possession of his living humanity, he judges...