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“If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.”
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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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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.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real.
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