Men have become the tools of their tools.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.

Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

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...

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

There is no remedy for love but to love more

There is no remedy for love but to love more

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...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with...

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality.

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.