A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.

A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is...

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is...

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.