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

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...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

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...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who...

Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who...

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

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

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

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show...

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Well, my deliberate opinion is - it's a jolly strange world.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.