“The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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There are old heads in the world
“There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: life
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Our truest life is when we are
“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: life
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In the long run, men hit only
“In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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Category: men
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What you get by achieving your goals
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: motivational
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The mass of men lead lives of
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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If a man does not keep pace
“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 which he hears, however measured or far away.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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I love to be alone. I never
“I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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If one advances confidently in the direction
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: success
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No face which we can give to
“No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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Not only must we be good, but
“Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: good
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