There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

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..

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

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

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.

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

The universe is wider than our views of it.

The universe is wider than our views of it.

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

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

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

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

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...

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

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...

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.