Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

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...

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...

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your...

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

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

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

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.