In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

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,...

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...

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

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...

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 only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...