Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

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...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only 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,...

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.

Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to...

Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to...

It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and...

It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and...