Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Work Quotes

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

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.

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

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

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

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality.

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

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...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...