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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It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

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

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

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

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...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

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

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

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

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...

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

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

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

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.