What is once well done is done forever.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

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.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use...

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

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...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

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

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

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...

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But...

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But...

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

Go with your first thoughts; they're usually your best thoughts. Pay attention, stick to your...

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...