What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

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

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

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

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,...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

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...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

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...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.