In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

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...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

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...

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 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...

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

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

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

Being is the great explainer.

Being is the great explainer.

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...

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...

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...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time....

Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time....

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I...

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I...