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 THOREAUFriends, they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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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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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
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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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What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
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All good things are wild and free.
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Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.
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There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
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I love to be alone.
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Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.
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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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What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
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All men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be.
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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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You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
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It is never too late to give up your prejudices.
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