Henry David Thoreau Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“Dreams are the touchstones of our character.”

“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.”

“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.”

“The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.”

“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.”

“If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.”

“The perception of beauty is a moral test.”

“Men are born to succeed, not to fail.”

“Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it?”

“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.”