Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

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...

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

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...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

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...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Live the life you've dreamed

Live the life you've dreamed

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.