If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

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...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

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...

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

What is once well done is done forever.

What is once well done is done forever.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

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...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

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

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

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

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...

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your...

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your...

I think human beings make life beautiful. There's a lot of beauty in everything. I...

I think human beings make life beautiful. There's a lot of beauty in everything. I...

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.