Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago taken her resolution.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

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...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

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...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

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...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

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...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...