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

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

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Fire is the most tolerable third party

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism...

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

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

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

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

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

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

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.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...