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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It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Law never made men a whit more just.

Law never made men a whit more just.

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

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...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

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...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

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.

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...