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

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes.

Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes.

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...

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...

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.

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by...

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I...

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I...

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

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.

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.

Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.

It may come as a severe shock if you havent given much thought to this...

It may come as a severe shock if you havent given much thought to this...

Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.

Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.