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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

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...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...