A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

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...

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

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...

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 this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

The universe is wider than our views of it.

The universe is wider than our views of it.

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Every sleepy boy and girl in every bed around the world ~~ Can hear the...

Every sleepy boy and girl in every bed around the world ~~ Can hear the...

The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.

The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.