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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Truth Quotes

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

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.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish...

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...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Being is the great explainer.

Being is the great explainer.

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...

I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success...