Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it runs through your fingers

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Time Quotes

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

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 love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

What is once well done is done forever.

What is once well done is done forever.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

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...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the...

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

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

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

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his...

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his...

Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking.

Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking.