The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Desperation Quotes, Life Lesson Quotes

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

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.

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...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

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...

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

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.

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

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...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could...

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.