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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Law never made men a whit more just.

Law never made men a whit more just.

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

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......

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

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

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

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

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...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

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.

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

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

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.