It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

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

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

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable...

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable...

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

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.

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...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past...

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

The pejorative term 'political correctness' was adapted to express disapproval of the enlargement of etiquette...

The pejorative term 'political correctness' was adapted to express disapproval of the enlargement of etiquette...

Political elections are a good deal like marriages, there's no accounting for anyone's taste

Political elections are a good deal like marriages, there's no accounting for anyone's taste