How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.