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The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more, if the government had not sometimes got in its way.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
Cultivate the habit of early rising. It is unwise to keep the head long on a level with the feet.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
It is never too late to give up your prejudices.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Walden
But government in which the majority rule in all cases can not be based on justice, even as far as men understand it.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Civil Disobedience
Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Walden, 1854
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Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Civil Disobedience, 1849
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When some of my friends have asked me anxiously about their boys, whether they should let them hunt, I have answered yes-- remembering that it was one of the best parts of my education-- make them hunters.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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