Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dream, and endeavors to live the life which he had imagines, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

I cannot make my days longer, so I strive to make them better.

The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

Friends… they cherish one another’s hopes. They are kind to one another’s dreams.