It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

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...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

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...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

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...

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.