I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Life Quotes

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being...

Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.

Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

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...

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.

What is once well done is done forever.

What is once well done is done forever.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in...

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

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,...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

People get a little fed up and see their portfolio down significantly, and I always...

People get a little fed up and see their portfolio down significantly, and I always...

Civilization is drugs, alcohol, engines of war, prostitution, machines and machine slaves, low wages, bad...

Civilization is drugs, alcohol, engines of war, prostitution, machines and machine slaves, low wages, bad...