He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in remembering the past

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Past Quotes

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

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...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

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...

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.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

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

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

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...

If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should...

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should...