If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

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...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

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...

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

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...