What is once well done is done forever.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

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...

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...