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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Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Law never made men a whit more just.

Law never made men a whit more just.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.

Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

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...

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...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.