May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

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.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

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...

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,...

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

This American government what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to...

This American government what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to...

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one -...

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one -...

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow...

Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow...