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Inspiring Quotes by Henry David Thoreau - Page 2

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Small: Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each others eyes for an instant?
"Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?"
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Small: Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside
"Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside"
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Small: Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are t
"Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated"
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Small: 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"
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Small: If misery loves company, misery has company enough
"If misery loves company, misery has company enough"
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Small: If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather
"If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?"
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Small: I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark
"I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark"
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Small: I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude
"I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude"
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Small: I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude
"I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude"
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Small: Be true to your work, your word, and your friend
"Be true to your work, your word, and your friend"
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Small: Be not simply good - be good for something
"Be not simply good - be good for something"
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Small: As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler solitude will not be solitude, poverty wil
"As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness"
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Small: As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invari
"As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invariable order of society"
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Small: All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man
"All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man"
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Small: All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning
"All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning"
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Small: All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. Th
"All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. The fight to the finish spirit is the one... characteristic we must posses if we are to face the future as finishers"
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Small: As for doing good that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange a
"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"
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Small: As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the min
"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives"
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Small: Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it
"Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it"
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Small: An unclean person is universally a slothful one
"An unclean person is universally a slothful one"
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Small: Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul
"Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul"
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Small: Men have become the tools of their tools
"Men have become the tools of their tools"
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Small: Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve
"Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve"
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Small: Men are born to succeed, not to fail
"Men are born to succeed, not to fail"
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Small: It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart it being much more sensitive
"It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive"
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Small: It is too late to be studying Hebrew it is more important to understand even the slang of today
"It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of today"
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Small: It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all
"It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all"
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Small: It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man
"It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man"
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Small: It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know
"It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know"
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Small: It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious
"It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious"
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Small: It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"
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Small: It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right
"It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right"
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Small: It is never too late to give up our prejudices
"It is never too late to give up our prejudices"
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Small: It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere
"It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise"
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Small: In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is n
"In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood"
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Small: Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without
"Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without"
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Small: If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see
"If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see"
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Small: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost that is where they should be. Now put the fou
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them"
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Small: If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you will never read, you have done rare thing
"If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you will never read, you have done rare things"
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Small: 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"
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Small: If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another,
"If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law"
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Small: The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument
"The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument"
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Small: The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediate
"The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run"
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Small: Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all
"Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all"
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Small: Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth"
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Small: The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer
"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer"
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Small: Its healthy to be sick sometimes
"Its healthy to be sick sometimes"
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Small: Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in
"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in"
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Small: Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake
"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake"
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Small: Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them for those experienc
"Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them"
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