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“A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.”

Henry David Thoreau · Friendship

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Henry David Thoreau

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

Henry David Thoreau

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Dreams

Henry David Thoreau

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

Henry David Thoreau

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.

Morning