We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

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...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

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....

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

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

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

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

Feeling dissatisfied over what life presents in any given moment is like standing before the...

Feeling dissatisfied over what life presents in any given moment is like standing before the...

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.