Henry David Thoreau
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
Many have encountered and overcome the challenge of homelessness Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are after.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
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.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant ?
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to leave the life which you have imagined, you will you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Things do not change we change.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
If one advances confidently in the direction of their goals and endeavors to live the life that they have imagined, they'll meet with success unexpected in common hours.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost, that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.