It is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals, in a government ship, with five hundred men and boys to assist one, than it is to explore the private sea, the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Government Quotes

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

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

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

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

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...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

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.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...