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The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. - Henry David Thoreau

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest. - Henry David Thoreau

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high. - Henry David Thoreau

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau

Being is the great explainer. - Henry David Thoreau

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. - Henry David Thoreau

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man. - Henry David Thoreau

Things do not change; we change. - Henry David Thoreau

The universe is wider than our views of it. - Henry David Thoreau

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. - Henry David Thoreau

Dreams are the touchstones of our character. - Henry David Thoreau

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. - Henry David Thoreau

There is no remedy for love but to love more. - Henry David Thoreau

How could youths better learn to live than by at once trying the experiment of living? - Henry David Thoreau

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. - Henry David Thoreau

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all. - Henry David Thoreau

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid. - Henry David Thoreau

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something. - Henry David Thoreau

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles. - Henry David Thoreau

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being. - Henry David Thoreau

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