The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
Transcendentalism
Often attributed, but exact phrasing and source are elusive. Similar sentiments expressed in his essays.
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"The man who has a good library has a good many friends."
Strange & Unusual"I am a firm believer in the doctrine of chances."
Strange & Unusual"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Strange & Unusual"Nature is no sentimentalist—does not cosset or pamper us. We must see that the world is rough and surly, and will not mind drowning a man or a woman, but swallows your ship like a grain of dust."
Controversial"Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors."
Humorous