You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUIt is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
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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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Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
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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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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
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I love to be alone.
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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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I make myself rich by making my wants few.
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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
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The path of least resistance leads to crooked rivers and crooked men.
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Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.
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