Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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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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I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.
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If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.
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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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Life in us is like the water in a river.
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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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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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
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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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Any fool can make a rule And any fool will mind it.
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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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