Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUAny fool can make a rule And any fool will mind it.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
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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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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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A written word is the choicest of relics.
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The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.
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There is no remedy for love but to love more.
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It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.
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Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
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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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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.
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Things do not change; we change.
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All men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be.
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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
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