Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply read more
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.
Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
It is only when we forget out learning that we begin to know.
It is only when we forget out learning that we begin to know.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation ... A stereotyped but read more
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation ... A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.
If you give money, spend yourself with it.
If you give money, spend yourself with it.
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
