Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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

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

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...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

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...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

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...

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...

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

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.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be...

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be...

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than...

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than...