Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

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...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

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...

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I now...

I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I now...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

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

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

The best way to fill time is to waste it

The best way to fill time is to waste it

Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means, TIme held...

Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means, TIme held...