To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You have only to push aside the curtain.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

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...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

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

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

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

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...

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

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

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

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...