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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The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who...

Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Fire is the most tolerable third party

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

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...

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...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Take my hand And lead me to salvation Take my love For love is everlasting...

Take my hand And lead me to salvation Take my love For love is everlasting...

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.

Don't find fault, find a remedy.

Don't find fault, find a remedy.