The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

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.

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

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

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

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.

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

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...

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...