Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUI would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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The universe is wider than our views of it.
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The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
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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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It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.
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The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.
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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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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
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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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