They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost little

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Pride Quotes

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is...

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

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.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

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...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

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...

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

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 have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

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...

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.

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.

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,...

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.