I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Friendship Quotes

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking,...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the...

The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

Make use of time if you love eternity

Make use of time if you love eternity