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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. - Thoreau

He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers. - Thoreau

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. - Dr. Martin Luther King

When you knock, ask to see God — none of the servants. - Thoreau

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. - Thoreau

Every lie is two lies, the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it. - Thoreau

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

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. - Thoreau

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

But men labor under a mistake. The better part of the man is soon ploughed into the soil for compost". - Thoreau