I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUAll men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in it’s gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.
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Renew thyself completely each day.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
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I have a room all to myself; it is nature.
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.
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Our truest life is when we are in dreams 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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I make myself rich by making my wants few.
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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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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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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