I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world, for there I could best see the moonlight amid the mountains. I do not wish to go…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

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...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

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...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

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

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

Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to...

Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to...

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end