'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends, that we might...

How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends, that we might...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...