Henry David Thoreau on book
“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.”
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Wildness is the preservation of the World.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau 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.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau To be awake is to be alive. I have never yet met a man who was quite awake.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery
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