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HENRY DAVID THOREAUHeaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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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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I have a room all to myself; it is nature.
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
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I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.
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Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.
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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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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be.
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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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