The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUThat man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
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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An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
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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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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
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That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
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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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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
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Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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If 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.
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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook.
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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
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Friends, they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams.
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