I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

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

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

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

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...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...