I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Friendship Quotes

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.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

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...

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

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...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

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,...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...