I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook.
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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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Life in us is like the water in a river.
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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
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Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
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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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It is never too late to give up your prejudices.
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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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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Any fool can make a rule And any fool will mind it.
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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.
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.
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