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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. - Oscar Wilde

I was daily intoxicated, yet no man could call me intemperate. - Thoreau

Invariably our best nights were those when it rained. - Thoreau

Remember that the smallest seed of faith is of more worth than the largest fruit of happiness. - Thoreau

Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be. - Thoreau

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love for water, but should we not pity him. - Thoreau

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. - Thoreau

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. - Thoreau

Enemies publish themselves. They declare war. The friend never declares his love. - Thoreau

God is alone,-but the devil, he is far from being alone; he sees a great deal of company; he is legion. - Thoreau