The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

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...

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

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

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

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.

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of...

Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of...

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

There is no remedy for love but to love more

There is no remedy for love but to love more

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...