If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

There is no remedy for love but to love more

There is no remedy for love but to love more

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Being is the great explainer.

Being is the great explainer.

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

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.

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...