Live the life you've dreamed.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

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...

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

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...

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

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!

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...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

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

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

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...