Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape!

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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..

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

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...

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...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

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...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

They lard their lean books with the fat of others' works.

They lard their lean books with the fat of others' works.