Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
LightWinged Smoke
Lightwinged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and read more
LightWinged Smoke
Lightwinged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and the messenger of dawn,
Circling above the hamlets as thy nest;
Or else, departing dream, and shadowy form
Of midnight vision, gathering up thy skirts;
By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun;
Go thou my incense upward from this hearth,
And ask the gods to pardon this clear flame.
-Henry David Thoreau-.
Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest.
Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest.
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.
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.
I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, read more
I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals, as surely as the savage tribes have left off eating each other when they came in contact with the more civilized.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. read more
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
