It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

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

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

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

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...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

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!

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...