“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” — Henry David Thoreau
“I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.”“I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.”“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.” — Henry David Thoreau
“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.”“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.” — Henry David Thoreau
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau
“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.”“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.”“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” — Henry David Thoreau
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” — Henry David Thoreau
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.”“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” — Henry David Thoreau
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