The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the law free.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

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

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

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

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...

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

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

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

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

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.

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I...

I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I...

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyse your relationships....

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don't over-analyse your relationships....

In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased;...

In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased;...