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Side Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- Man cannot afford to be a naturalist, to look at Nature directly, but only with the side of his eye. He must look through and…
- Each thought that is welcomed and recorded is a nest egg, by the side of which more will be laid.
- One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public. He will be…
- The best poets, after all, exhibit only a tame and civil side of nature. They have not seen the west side of any mountain.
- The ocean is a wilderness reaching round the globe, wilder than a Bengal jungle, and fuller of monsters, washing the very wharves of our cities…
- The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary…
- I had not lived there a week before my feet wore a path from my door to the pond-side; and though it is five or…
- This burnt land was an exceedingly wild and desolateregion. Judging by the weeds and sprouts, it appeared to have been burnt about two years before.…
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- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- It's actually amazing because you go so far into another side of your brain when you're studying something completely different, and I… — Dido Armstrong
- But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me… — Chinua Achebe
- Every aspect of human technology has a dark side, including the bow and arrow. — Margaret Atwood
- The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks… — Marcus Aurelius
- I think that more and more you're going to see people of good will on their side of the aisle say you… — David Axelrod
- I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues. — Michele Bachmann
- God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. — Francis Bacon
- I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side. — David Bailey
- There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial side of… — Russell Baker
- The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side. — James A. Baldwin
- Look at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the last five years. You only get that… — Steve Ballmer