Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

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...

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

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.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

There is a Law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few...

There is a Law that man should love his neighbor as himself. In a few...