Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it..

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it..

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

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...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

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...

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...

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,...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money doesn't bring happiness, though it has been known to cause an occasional smile.

Money doesn't bring happiness, though it has been known to cause an occasional smile.

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.