The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is to endeavor to carry out those schemes which he entertained when he was poor

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

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,...

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

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.

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

The universe is wider than our views of it.

The universe is wider than our views of it.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

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...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

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...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

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

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

Nothing is more the child of art than a garden.

Nothing is more the child of art than a garden.

Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.

Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation,...

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation,...