The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

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

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

Being is the great explainer.

Being is the great explainer.

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...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

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...

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your...

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your...

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

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...

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...