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Henry David Thoreau: I have no...

Henry David Thoreau: I have no...

I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating...

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Henry David Thoreau: To a philosopher...

Henry David Thoreau: To a philosopher...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit it and read it are old women over their...

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Henry David Thoreau: If words were...

Henry David Thoreau: If words were...

If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad...

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Henry David Thoreau: Books must be...

Henry David Thoreau: Books must be...

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Source: In...

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Henry David Thoreau: What fire could...

Henry David Thoreau: What fire could...

What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter's day?

Source: In Quote Disk...

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Henry David Thoreau: Even the best...

Henry David Thoreau: Even the best...

Even the best things are not equal to their fame.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Thomas Carlyle: Burke said that...

Thomas Carlyle: Burke said that...

Burke said that there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the Reporters' Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth...

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Thomas Carlyle: Produce! Produce! Were...

Thomas Carlyle: Produce! Produce! Were...

Produce! Produce! Were it but the pitifullest infinitesimal fraction of a product, produce it in God's name! 'Tis the...

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Thomas Carlyle: Painful for a...

Thomas Carlyle: Painful for a...

Painful for a person is rebellious independence, only in loving companionship with his associates does a person feel...

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Thomas Carlyle: Show me the...

Thomas Carlyle: Show me the...

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of person you are. For you show me what your idea of...

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Thomas Carlyle: The greatest of...

Thomas Carlyle: The greatest of...

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

Source: Heroes...

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Thomas Carlyle: Tell a man...

Thomas Carlyle: Tell a man...

Tell a man he is brave, and you help him become so.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Mark Twain: A group of...

Mark Twain: A group of...

A group of men in evening clothes looks like a flock of crows, and is just about as...

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Mark Twain: Each person is...

Mark Twain: Each person is...

Each person is born to one possession which out values all his others -- his last breath.

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Mark Twain: Education is the...

Mark Twain: Education is the...

Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.

Source: In The...

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Mark Twain: Good friends, good...

Mark Twain: Good friends, good...

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience; this is the ideal life.

Source:...

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Mark Twain: He had had...

Mark Twain: He had had...

He had had much experience of physicians, and said, the only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want,...

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Mark Twain: Human pride is...

Mark Twain: Human pride is...

Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of...

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Mark Twain: He liked to...

Mark Twain: He liked to...

He liked to like people, therefore people liked him.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Mark Twain: I did not...

Mark Twain: I did not...

I did not attend his funeral; but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it.

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