How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWildness is the preservation of the World.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be.
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Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
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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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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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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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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
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I love to be alone.
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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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