What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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.

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

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

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

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

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

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

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

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,...

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...

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

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

Money doesn't bring happiness, though it has been known to cause an occasional smile.

Money doesn't bring happiness, though it has been known to cause an occasional smile.

You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being -- not because anybody says so, not...

You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being -- not because anybody says so, not...

The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice; for the...

The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice; for the...