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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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

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

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...

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

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.

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...

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my...

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my...

Whether we be young or old,Our destiny, our being's heart and home,Is with infinitude, and...

Whether we be young or old,Our destiny, our being's heart and home,Is with infinitude, and...

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.