I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

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

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

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

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...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a right and duty of the wise ones to purify the strong by...

It is a right and duty of the wise ones to purify the strong by...

The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother...

The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother...