Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUThe mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.
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I love to be alone.
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I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
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Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.
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Friends, they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams.
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Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.
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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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Things do not change; we change.
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Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.
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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
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Any fool can make a rule And any fool will mind it.
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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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