It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

Things do not change; we change.

Things do not change; we change.

The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the...

The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the...

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...

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,...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

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...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.