There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

This American government what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to...

This American government what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

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

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

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it..

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it..

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...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Reinventing the wheel is sometimes the right thing, when the result is the radial tire.

Reinventing the wheel is sometimes the right thing, when the result is the radial tire.

Business is more exciting than any game.

Business is more exciting than any game.

People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people...

People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people...

It is only when you look now and see success that you say that it...

It is only when you look now and see success that you say that it...