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I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers. - Thoreau

We are made happy when reason can discover no occasion for it. -Thoreau

The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard. - Thoreau

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

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Thoreau

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat. - Thoreua

The seashore is a sort of neutral ground, a most advantageous point from which to contemplate this world. - Thoreau