Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

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.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

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

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

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

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,...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

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

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

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than...

Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...