Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, read more
As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
If misery loves company, misery has company enough.
If misery loves company, misery has company enough.
Light Winged Smoke
Lightwinged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, read more
Light Winged 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-.
I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage.
I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage.
One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak read more
One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public. He will be stranger to him as he is more familiar to the audience. The longest intimacy could not foretell how he would behave then.
Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.
Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but read more
I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but was easily quieted by a naked thief
There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.
There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.
