Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

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...

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...

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?...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

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

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

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we...

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we...

Speak the truth by all means; be bold and fearless in your rebuke of error,...

Speak the truth by all means; be bold and fearless in your rebuke of error,...