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

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

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

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...

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

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

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

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...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence, the second listening, the third remembering, the...

In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence, the second listening, the third remembering, the...

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to...

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to...

So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

So wise so young, they say, do never live long.