I had three pieces of limestone on my desk, but I was terrified to find that they required to be dusted daily, when the furniture of my mind was all undusted still, and I threw them out the window in disgust.
Civil disobedience, Walden
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"The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star."
Strange & Unusual"I perceive that, when an old man has done what he has to do, and has said what he has to say, he is as ready to go as an old clock to strike."
Controversial"The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of any thing, it is very likely to be my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?"
Strange & Unusual"I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."
Controversial"The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right."
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