It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Morality Quotes

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...

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.

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.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

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...

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

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

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

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.