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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Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

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

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

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

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

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

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...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

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...

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...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

Things do not change; we change.

Things do not change; we change.

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...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one...