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What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Society Quotes,
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What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?

What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?

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Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!

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Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, read more

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other read more

The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Travel Quotes,
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The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task read more

The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Leisure Quotes,
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The only wealth is life.

The only wealth is life.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Money Quotes,
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In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.

In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.

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Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.

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