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

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

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...

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

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,...

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

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...

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...

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the...

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...