I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUIf 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.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
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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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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
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If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.
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Things do not change; we change.
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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
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Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
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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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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.
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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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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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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.
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