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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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

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...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

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...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...