Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
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?
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, read more
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other read more
The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task read more
The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
