There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

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.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

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.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.