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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

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,...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

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

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

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

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.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

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...

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...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and...

All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and...

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled,...

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled,...