It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of to-day.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

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...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Marrying into money was not a good thing for me.

Marrying into money was not a good thing for me.

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of...

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of...

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul