I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

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...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

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...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

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

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

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

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...

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included...

I so desperately wanted to be Mr. Somebody. Instead, I was the little brother, included...

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation.

Mathematics may not teach us how to add love or how to minus hate. But...

Mathematics may not teach us how to add love or how to minus hate. But...