I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give me an opportunity once in a year to speak the truth.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Opportunity Quotes, Relationships Quotes, Truth Quotes

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

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...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

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.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be...

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be...

You may find your best friend or your worst enemy in yourself

You may find your best friend or your worst enemy in yourself