Henry David Thoreau on finding
“I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.”
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Friends, they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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 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.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau
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And in the end when the money is gone – will you still stay it was worth it.
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Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Journey with struggle becomes a great tale in the future.
Carla StokesCarla Stokes I’m not asking that you take the bullet for me. I wish you’d shoot first.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery A rainy day is the perfect excuse to explore deeper feelings.
Emily BockEmily Bock Stop taking care of everyone else before you take care of yourself.
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The wicked find it easier to coalesce for seditious purposes than for concord in peace.
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Betty FriedanBetty Friedan Leave women to find their sphere.
Lucy StoneLucy Stone The mysterious path goes inward. It is in us, and not anywhere else, where the eternity of the worlds, the past and the future are found.
NovalisNovalis So as a founder, you have an authenticity and a human factor that is really special and that gives an enormous amount of energy and fuel. But as a founder, you’re also not as cold, maybe, or as pragmatic.
Diane Von FurstenbergDiane Von Furstenberg We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will give you a perfect complexion.
Zelda FitzgeraldZelda Fitzgerald It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.
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