Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

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

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

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

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...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

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...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, expels diseases, softens every pain, subdues the rage...

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, expels diseases, softens every pain, subdues the rage...