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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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

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...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

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.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

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

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

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

The universe is wider than our views of it.

The universe is wider than our views of it.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know...

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know...

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes......

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes......