Henry David Thoreau

He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise.

What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

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

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Youth gets together with their materials to build a bridge to the moon or maybe a palace on earth; then in middle age they decide to build a woodshed with them instead.

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

Learn to say “I don’t know.” If used when appropriate, it will be often.

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

Though I can make my extravaganzas appear credible, I cannot make the truth appear so.

Every revolution was first a thought in one man’s mind.

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

Creativity is a consequence of action, not its motivation. Do what needs to be done and then ask whether it was possible.

Imagination is not a talent of some people but is the health of everyone.

You get a reputation for stability if you are stable for years.

Syllables govern the world.

Your fingers caress my heart strings, shaping a silent sonnet in notes of love. Transcending space and time, bathing the ether in perfect harmony.

What we call education and culture is for the most part nothing but the substitution of reading for experience, of literature for life, of the obsolete fictitious for the contemporary real.

Vulgarity in a king flatters the majority of the nation.