It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Morality Quotes

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of...

Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of...

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything,...

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything,...

Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to...

Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to...

I have always dressed according to certain Basic Guy Fashion Rules,including:* Both of your socks...

I have always dressed according to certain Basic Guy Fashion Rules,including:* Both of your socks...