I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUSimplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
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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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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
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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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I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself.
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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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Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.
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Things do not change; we change.
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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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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 language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.
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What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook.
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If you want to be happy, be!
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I have an immense appetite for solitude, like an infant for sleep, and if I don’t get enough for this year, I shall cry all the next.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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