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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That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

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

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

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

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...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth

Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth

There is something about poverty that smells like death.

There is something about poverty that smells like death.