Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

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

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

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

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...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

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...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

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...

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...

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.