How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so...

The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

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...

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...

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...

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

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...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

There is a force that drives everything in this universe; you may call it anything...

There is a force that drives everything in this universe; you may call it anything...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

The idea that I can't share my problems with other people makes me not give...

The idea that I can't share my problems with other people makes me not give...

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut...

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut...

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of...

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of...

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not...

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not...