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Henry David Thoreau war

Henry David Thoreau | war

What is human warfare but just this an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party.

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Henry David Thoreau Truth

Henry David Thoreau | truth

The lawyer’s truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

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Henry David Thoreau Truth

Henry David Thoreau | truth

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

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Henry David Thoreau Truth

Henry David Thoreau | truth

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well.

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Henry David Thoreau Truth

Henry David Thoreau | truth

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

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Henry David Thoreau Truth

Henry David Thoreau | truth

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.

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Henry David Thoreau Truth

Henry David Thoreau | truth

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man’s most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.

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Henry David Thoreau Truth

Henry David Thoreau | truth

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

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Henry David Thoreau Time

Henry David Thoreau | time

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.

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Henry David Thoreau Time

Henry David Thoreau | time

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

50 questions on the middle ages. Illuminating the past : a look at the history of candle making. : firstly, mix honey with warm water.