Henry David Thoreau on bond
“The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.”
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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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Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau A written word is the choicest of relics.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau 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.
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Brotherhood is measured by the Wars you’ve won not by the ones you’ve fought.
AkonAkon You are in my blood no one can break this bond.
JadeJade Why should any guy want to be only friends with a girl? It’s like agreeing to be near a chocolate cake and never eat it. It’s like sitting in a racing car but not driving it.
Chetan BhagatChetan Bhagat The Indian team does not need any best wishes – they are going to win anyway. I have been close to Sourav Ganguly, and I hope he does well in the World Cup.
Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan When mind controls man, it’s … Bhoga (bondage). But when man controls mind, it’s…Yoga
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSri Sri Ravi Shankar Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
LivyLivy We are like atoms dancing with each other, sometimes meeting each other, sometimes separating from each other.
Jasmine KangJasmine Kang Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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