If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUThe mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.
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I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.
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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.
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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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If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself.
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.
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A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.
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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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