I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the subject of a coarse jest, yet when you speak earnestly and seriously on the subject, is silent

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

Every child begins the world again.

Every child begins the world again.

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

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...

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

Being is the great explainer.

Being is the great explainer.

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Law never made men a whit more just.

Law never made men a whit more just.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

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?...

Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and...

Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and...

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where...

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where...

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

If A equals success, then the formula is: A=X+Y+Z. X is work. Y is play....

If A equals success, then the formula is: A=X+Y+Z. X is work. Y is play....