It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

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...

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

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...

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.

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the...

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

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...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...