A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUIf a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
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Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.
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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
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You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
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If you want to be happy, be!
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How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
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The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
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All good things are wild and free.
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Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.
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Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.
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