My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I did not promise to do. Yesterday, Sunday, she was heard through the partition shouting to my Aunt Jane, who is deaf, 'Think of it! He…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

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

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

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

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..

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into...

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into...

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. Thats something I...

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. Thats something I...