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 THOREAUAs 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.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
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I love to be alone.
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Things do not change; we change.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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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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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.
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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
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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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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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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
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The path of least resistance leads to crooked rivers and crooked men.
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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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I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.
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How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
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