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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I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

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...

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

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...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

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...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

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.

Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend's success without envy.

Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend's success without envy.

Successful people tend to become more successful because they are always thinking about their successes.

Successful people tend to become more successful because they are always thinking about their successes.