The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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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...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

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...

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

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...

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,...

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism...

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism...

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

The truth is more important than the facts.

The truth is more important than the facts.