Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUHow many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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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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I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
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Life in us is like the water in a river.
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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
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You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
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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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It is never too late to give up your prejudices.
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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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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
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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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We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.
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Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
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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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