Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the...

The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the...

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

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...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I...

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I...