A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

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...

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

Being is the great explainer.

Being is the great explainer.

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

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...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

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

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

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

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

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