Things do not change; we change.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

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

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

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

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.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

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

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

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...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...

If Darwin's theory should be true, it will not degrade man; it will simply raise...