Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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Life in us is like the water in a river.
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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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I have a room all to myself; it is nature.
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It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.
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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
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You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
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Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?
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I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
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I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in it’s gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.
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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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