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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Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

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...

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 works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

Being is the great explainer.

Being is the great explainer.

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...