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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In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

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.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

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

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

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...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

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...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

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...

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 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...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.