Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates his fate

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

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...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

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.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

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

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

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

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 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...

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...