I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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

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

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

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

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

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 government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

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...

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included...

I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

Can you imagine how terrible it is when you've got everything and you're still desperately...

As long as you've got passion, faith and are willing to work hard, you can...

As long as you've got passion, faith and are willing to work hard, you can...