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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

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

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

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

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...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.