Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Poverty Quotes, Wealth Quotes

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

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

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

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

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...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

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 read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

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 man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

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...

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.