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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

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,...

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

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

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

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

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...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

The perception of beauty is a moral test.

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

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

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

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

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

Experience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

The heart is forever inexperienced.

The heart is forever inexperienced.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.