It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not, it was of the last importance only to be present at it

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Truth Quotes

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

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...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

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.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

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.

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

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

If you have built castles in the air; your work need not be lost; that...

If you have built castles in the air; your work need not be lost; that...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

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...

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what...

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what...