The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

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...

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...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

What is once well done is done forever.

What is once well done is done forever.

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the...

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

Take up one idea! Make that idea your life ,Think of it .Dream of it,live...

Take up one idea! Make that idea your life ,Think of it .Dream of it,live...