If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

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...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After...

I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.

From error to error, one discovers the entire truth.