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

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

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...

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

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...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

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...

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.

There is no must in art because art is free.

There is no must in art because art is free.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.