The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

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

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

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

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...

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...

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

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...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

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...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

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,...

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Words may sting, but silence is what breaks the heart.

Words may sting, but silence is what breaks the heart.