Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?
What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.
Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.
If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for read more
If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.
To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.
To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.
Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put read more
Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will read more
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.
For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and
rain-storms and did my duty faithfully.
For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and
rain-storms and did my duty faithfully.
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the read more
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.
Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.
