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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show...

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show...

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...

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...

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

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

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

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you 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,...