Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our best at each level of experience.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Experience Quotes, Life Quotes

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

There is no remedy for love but to love more

There is no remedy for love but to love more

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

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

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

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

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

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

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...

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism...

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism...

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I...

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I...

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Gossip is nature's telephone.

Gossip is nature's telephone.

Nature abhors a vacuum but why do most people hasten to fill in the blanks...

Nature abhors a vacuum but why do most people hasten to fill in the blanks...