Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

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...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

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

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

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,...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...