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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Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

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.

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...

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

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

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

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...

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...

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...

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.