Things do not change; we change.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

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

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

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

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

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

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

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...

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,...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...