Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Purpose Quotes

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

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...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

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....

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

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...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.