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148 quotes (Page 3 of 6 pages)I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.
Vision
Henry David Thoreau
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I would not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well.
Pride
Henry David Thoreau
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I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
Solitude
Henry David Thoreau
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If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
Desire
Henry David Thoreau
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If I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior.
Behavior
Henry David Thoreau
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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
Solitude
Henry David Thoreau
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If you give money, spend yourself with it.
Charity
Henry David Thoreau
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In wildness is the preservation of the world.
Wilderness
Henry David Thoreau
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It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Wisdom
Henry David Thoreau
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It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect for right.
Law and Lawyers
Henry David Thoreau
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It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
Busyness
Henry David Thoreau
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It requires nothing less than a chivalric feeling to sustain a conversation with a lady.
Women
Henry David Thoreau
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It takes two to speak truth -- one to speak, and another to hear.
Truth
Henry David Thoreau
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Knowledge does not come to us in details, but in flashes of light from heaven.
Knowledge
Henry David Thoreau
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Let nothing come between you and the light.
Control
Henry David Thoreau
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Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.
Death and Dying
Henry David Thoreau
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Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.
Love
Henry David Thoreau
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Man is the artificer of his own happiness.
Happiness
Henry David Thoreau
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Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
Purpose
Henry David Thoreau
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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
Failure
Henry David Thoreau
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Men have become the tools of their trade.
Work
Henry David Thoreau
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Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.
Money
Henry David Thoreau
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Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.
Life and Living
Henry David Thoreau
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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm
Age and Aging
Henry David Thoreau
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Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.
Uncategorised
Henry David Thoreau
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun