Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it

If you have built castles in the air; your work need not be lost; that...

If you have built castles in the air; your work need not be lost; that...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

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

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

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

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

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

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

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

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Good heavens, of what uncostly material is our earthly happiness composed... if we only knew...

Good heavens, of what uncostly material is our earthly happiness composed... if we only knew...

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven