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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Being Single Quotes

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

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...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

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.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

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.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

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...

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...

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...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!

May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!