Henry David Thoreau on fame
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
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Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau 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.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and the real.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Wildness is the preservation of the World.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau To be awake is to be alive. I have never yet met a man who was quite awake.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau
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When you become a celebrity, the world owns you and your image.
Megan FoxMegan Fox Being a bit famous now gives me the opportunity to help people who really need it, especially children.
Lionel MessiLionel Messi I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.
J. ColeJ. Cole What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.
Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein Everything I’ve done has felt very natural, and it’s happened because it’s happened.
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp Success, fame, and fortune, they’re all illusions. All there is that is real is the friendship that two can share.
Michael JacksonMichael Jackson There’s a million people I could name who are more deserving of the parts that I get and the life that I’m living.
Megan FoxMegan Fox When you’re famous, no one looks at you as a human anymore. You become the property of the public.
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