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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

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...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

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...

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

Things do not change; we change.

Things do not change; we change.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

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...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

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.

How could youths better learn to live than by at once trying the experiment of...

How could youths better learn to live than by at once trying the experiment of...

The universe is wider than our views of it.

The universe is wider than our views of it.