“If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“Being is the great explainer.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“Be not simply good – be good for something.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
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“The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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Category: life
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“It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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“It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: history
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