The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so far behind the speaker's lips that almost it already lay in my heart. It did not have far to go to be communicated.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Kindness Quotes

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 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...

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

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,...

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

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

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

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both...

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I now...

I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I now...

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...

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

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...

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.

The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones...

The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones...