Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUIf 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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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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Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
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Simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real.
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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
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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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Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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Life in us is like the water in a river.
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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.
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I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.
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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 would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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If you want to be happy, be!
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We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.
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