To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

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

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

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

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.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half...

It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half...

You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you...

You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you...