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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There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

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 remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

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

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

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...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear...

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear...

It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather...

It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather...