I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

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...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

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

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

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Things do not change; we change.

Things do not change; we change.

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.