It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

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...

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

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...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

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...

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

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

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

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...

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

Knowledge is the true organ of sight not the eyes

Knowledge is the true organ of sight not the eyes

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...