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One of my more eccentric hobbies include reading and collecting famous historic quotes.  That's about the only thing I enjoy about history... And in between my classes, readings, homework, my online projects, cooking and baking, I often don't have time to enjoy this simple pleasure!

This blog will be the first of many I am sure.  I'm going to share some of my favorite quotes and the innovative minds behind them.  My first choice being the great American Author, Poet, Abolitionist, Naturalist, Tax-resister, Development-critic, Surveyor, Historian, Philosopher, and leading Transcendentalist:  

Henry David Thoreau

The intro alone sums it up.  Thoreau was a preeminent historic figure distinguished by his own acuity.  His quotes are pure genius, both influential and meaningful.  This man accomplished so many great things - it's absolutely aspiring.  He has hundreds of quotes, so with some restraint, I will only list a few of my favorites.

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us." 

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." 

"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." 

"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something." 

"I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically."

For more quotes by Henry David Thoreau check out:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/10264.Henry_David_Thoreau

Alas!  As I type I am blissfully falling into the first stage of sleep!  So I salute you all and bid ye farewell... for now :-)

Point to Ponder:

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man -Henry David Thoreau