We live but a fraction of our lives

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Life Quotes, Living Quotes

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.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

I should be pleased to meet man in the woods. I wish he were to...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

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.

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

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...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the...

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

This is my beloved this is my friend.

This is my beloved this is my friend.