I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhen I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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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.
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Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
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If you want to be happy, be!
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Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.
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Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.
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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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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
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There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
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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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I love to be alone.
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