As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invariable order of society.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

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...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

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...

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

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

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

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

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

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

I am the miracle.

I am the miracle.

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders....