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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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

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...

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past...

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

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...