Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUEvery generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
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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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Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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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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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
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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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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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Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
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I make myself rich by making my wants few.
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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
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