This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Live the life you've dreamed

Live the life you've dreamed

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

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...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

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.

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...

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,...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

My Aunt Maria asked me to read the life of Dr. Chalmers, which, however, I...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable...

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others...

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others...