“If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?”
Work“In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.”
Men“If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?”
Work“There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all combine to uphold.”
Life“To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.”
Women“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.”
Dreams“Live the life you've dreamed.”
Life“The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.”
Friendship“'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.”
Health“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”
Life“Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.”
Best“This world is but a canvas to our imagination.”
Art“Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago taken her resolution.”
Nature“There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance.”
Nature“What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.”
Health“As for doing good that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.”
Good“The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.”
Truth“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”
Morning“All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning.”
Family“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?”
Great“The perception of beauty is a moral test.”
Beauty“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.”
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