I have an immense appetite for solitude, like an infant for sleep, and if I don’t get enough for this year, I shall cry all the next.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUHow vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
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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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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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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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Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
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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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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
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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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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
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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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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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