It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

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...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

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...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

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.

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.