Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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I love to be alone.
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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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Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be.
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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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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 greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
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Life in us is like the water in a river.
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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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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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Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
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Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
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