The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Life Quotes

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,...

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...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give...

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...

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

The government of the world I live in was not framed, like that of Britain,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may...

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...