Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

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...

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

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,...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

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...

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...