Henry David Thoreau

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe…

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil…

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man’s life as in a…

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe…

I am sorry to think that you do not get a man’s most effective criticism…

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he…

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better…

What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to…

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth…

Dreams are the touchstones of our character…

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering…

Being is the great explainer…

Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify…

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the…

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at…