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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The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

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...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

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...

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...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

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...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

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...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

And then we went to the end of worlds time with our thoughts burdened by...

And then we went to the end of worlds time with our thoughts burdened by...

Love touched her heart, and lo! It beats high, and burns with such brave hearts.

Love touched her heart, and lo! It beats high, and burns with such brave hearts.

I am a lover and have not found my thing to love

I am a lover and have not found my thing to love