Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

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,...

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Simplify, simplify.

Simplify, simplify.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...