“ 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. ”
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“ I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. ”
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“ It is pleasant to have been to a place the way a river went. ”
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“ What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? ”
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“ Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. ”
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“ I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. ”
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“ Many go fishing without knowing it is fish they are after. ”
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“ We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun; he is no more humane, while his education has been sadly neglected. ”
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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. ”
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“ Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. ”
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“ Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. ”
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“ Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. ”
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“ It is pleasant to have been to a place the way a river went. ”
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“ He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate. ”
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“ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. ”
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“ Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. ”
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