A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul...

Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul...

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

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...

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...

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...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so...

The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so...

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show...

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show...

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.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable

Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served...

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition;...

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition;...

Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.

Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...