Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
HENRY DAVID THOREAURead the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
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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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What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
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When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
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I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.
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It takes two to speak the truth – one to speak and another to hear.
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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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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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I love to be alone.
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