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Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
Scholars are wont to sell their birthright for a mess of learning.
For a man needs only to be turned around once with his eyes shut in this world to be lost ... not 'til we are lost ... do we begin to find ourselves.
I love a life whose plot is simple.
Our life is frittered away by detail ... Simplify, simplify.
I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.
He is the rich man, and enjoys the fruit of his riches, who summer and winter forever can find delight in his own thoughts.
It is tranquil people who accomplish much.
The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.
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Few people know what they mean when they say, "I love you." ... Well, what does the word love mean? It means total interest. I think the reason very few people really fall in love with anyone is they're not willing to pay the price. The price is you have to adjust yourself to them.
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You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.
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Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends.
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