This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Life Quotes, Satisfaction Quotes

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with...

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...

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

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

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

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

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

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...

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe....

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

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

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