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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They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

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...

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...

In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

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...