There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUNot 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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Simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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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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How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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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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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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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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Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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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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That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
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