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.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUHow vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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To be awake is to be alive. I have never yet met a man who was quite awake.
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All good things are wild and free.
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The path of least resistance leads to crooked rivers and crooked men.
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Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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Simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real.
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I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.
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The universe is wider than our views of it.
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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
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Friends, they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams.
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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
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