If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

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.

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.

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...

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

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...

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...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

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...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

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

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

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

You're leaving me because it's easier to walk away, than to fight for something that...

You're leaving me because it's easier to walk away, than to fight for something that...