The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

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...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

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 no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

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...

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...

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

Many of our troubles in the world today arise from an over-emphasis of the masculine,...

Many of our troubles in the world today arise from an over-emphasis of the masculine,...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...