If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.

Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

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.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

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...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who...

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who...