To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

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,...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

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

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

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 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...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.