Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

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...

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who...

Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

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...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

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

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

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...