In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life is unspeakably mean. No amount of gold or respectability would in the least redeem it,-- dining with the Governor or a member of Congress!! But…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

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...

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,...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not...

Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to...

Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to...