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

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only...

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places...

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...

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I now...

I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I now...

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

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

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

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 have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

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,...