I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Heroism Quotes

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

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...

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.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

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...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

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.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

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.

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

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

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

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

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 all starts right there

It all starts right there

I wish life was a remote. Play the easy times. Pause the good times. Fast...

I wish life was a remote. Play the easy times. Pause the good times. Fast...