It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

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...

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...

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

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...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear...

I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear...

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

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

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

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

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...