Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

Simplify, simplify.

Simplify, simplify.

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

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

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

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...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

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...

Law never made men a whit more just.

Law never made men a whit more just.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

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?...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

Things do not change; we change.

Things do not change; we change.

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then...

I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then...