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

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

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...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

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!

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does...

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.

Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

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.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality,...

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality,...