Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUMen are born to succeed, not to fail.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUI make myself rich by making my wants few.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
HENRY DAVID THOREAULive in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUNot 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.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUAll men want, not something to do with, but something to do, or rather something to be.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUThings do not change; we change.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUThe mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUThe heart is forever inexperienced.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUHow vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUIf a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUSay what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUYou must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUA man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUI have an immense appetite for solitude, like an infant for sleep, and if I don’t get enough for this year, I shall cry all the next.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU