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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

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...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

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...

Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.

Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

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.

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God; and...

The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God; and...

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and...

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and...

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.