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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. - Thoreau

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

I never knew, and never shall know, a worse man than myself. - Thoreau

We cannot well do without our sins; they are the highway of our virtue. - Thoreau

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know. - Thoreau

It's only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God. - Thoreau

We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice. - Thoreau

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

A healthy man, indeed, is the complement of the seasons, and in winter, summer is in his heart. - Thoreau

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood. - Thoreau