In wilderness is the preservation of the world.
- Topic: Nature, Solitude
- Location: Red Rock Canyon
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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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.
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live accordingly to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust.
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Be grateful for your life, every detail of it, and your face will come to shine like a sun, and everyone who sees it will be made glad and peaceful.
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