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Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

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I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We may waive just so much read more

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We may waive just so much care of ourselves as we honestly bestow elsewhere.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Trust Quotes,
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A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures read more

A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Earth Quotes,
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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply read more

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Cheating Quotes,
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The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond.

The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Purity Quotes,
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