Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUNothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.
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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
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I love to be alone.
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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.
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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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Any fool can make a rule And any fool will mind it.
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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
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If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
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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.
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What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
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Renew thyself completely each day.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in it’s gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.
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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
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Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
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