We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

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...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

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.

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 say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

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...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

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...

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...

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...