Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Simplify, simplify.

Simplify, simplify.

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

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...

To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

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 is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

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...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

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.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

Basically, I hate conformity. I hate people telling me what to do. It makes me...

Basically, I hate conformity. I hate people telling me what to do. It makes me...

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such...

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such...

Fashions are born and they die too quickly for anyone to learn to love them

Fashions are born and they die too quickly for anyone to learn to love them