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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The heart is forever inexperienced.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

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,...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

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...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the...

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the...

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.