What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.Henry David Thoreau
I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.Henry David Thoreau
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.Henry David Thoreau
Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.Henry David Thoreau
We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.Henry David Thoreau
There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor am I certain it is desirable that there should be.Henry David Thoreau
Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.Henry David Thoreau
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.Henry David Thoreau
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.Henry David Thoreau
