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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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...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

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....

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...

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

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...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with...

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...

Live the life you've dreamed

Live the life you've dreamed

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

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...

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying...

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying...