We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the dark to our success.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Fire is the most tolerable third party

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he...

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

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...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

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

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

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

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.

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

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...

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,...

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

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...