Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Foolishness Quotes, Rules Quotes

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.

Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.

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...

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

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

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

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

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

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...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

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...

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Being single doesn't necessarily mean one is not wanted. In many cases it means that...

Being single doesn't necessarily mean one is not wanted. In many cases it means that...

Im too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I...

Im too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I...

I want a relationship. It's official...I'm bored of being single.

I want a relationship. It's official...I'm bored of being single.