The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain, in after-dinner conversations over the wine.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

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

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

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

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...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

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...

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...

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

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.

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

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

Things do not change; we change.

Things do not change; we change.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

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...

The public doesn't want new music: the main thing it demands of a composer is...

The public doesn't want new music: the main thing it demands of a composer is...

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...

Some people are worth leaving and hurting. But some people find the hurt worth the...

Some people are worth leaving and hurting. But some people find the hurt worth the...