Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

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...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

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...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

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...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

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

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

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the...

Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...