Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUIt is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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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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It is never too late to give up your prejudices.
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All good things are wild and free.
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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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The language of Friendship is not words, but meanings.
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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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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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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion.
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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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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.
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Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.
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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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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
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I 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.
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