How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book! The book exists for us, perchance, that will explain our miracles and reveal new ones. The at present unutterable things we may…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

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

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

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

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...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

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.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...