The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Desperation Quotes, Life Lesson Quotes

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

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...

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

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...

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

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...

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

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

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....

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.