Henry David Thoreau Quotes

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined…

Life isn’t about finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?

Simplify your life. Don’t waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don’t burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don’t destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Since most of us spend our lives doing ordinary tasks, the most important thing is to carry them out extraordinarily well.