Quotes of Henry David Thoreau

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If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.

- Henry David Thoreau

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“ A dream comes true through repeated actions. ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from Heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium; He comes to find another heaven, the heaven of our soul in which He loves to dwell. ”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

“ Anything I ever did for a person was out of love, nobody can ever finesse me. ”

- Genereux Philip

“ But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise on your lips. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ I don't think you can define love. ”

- Harry Styles

“ Life is an abstract art, and it’s up to you to make sense of it. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ When love is real. You both will do whatever you can to build and construct a solid relationship. It will be hard work but it's possible, We all come with pros and cons. If it's real, it will never be over. ”

- Katherine Vargas

“ Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good. ”

- P.C. Cast

“ Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ Those who complain about being constrained in their job and life should ask themselves one simple question. Are you constrained by chains or in your own mind? ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ”

- George Edward Woodberry

“ There is nothing higher than love, and nothing lower than ignorance. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ The one that’s different often has the odds stacked against them but usually ends up with the biggest rewards so it’s always worth it. ”

- TorronLee Dewar

“ Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. ”

- John Updike

“ The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't-it just keeps you from enjoying it. ”

- Cleveland Amory

“ Education must not simply teach work – it must teach Life. ”

- W. E. B. Du Bois

“ There will be tough workouts when the athlete has to really dig deep, believe, and not give up when the pain seems too much. The athlete can respond in one of two ways: Yield to the pain and selfdoubt or decide that fear will not determine his or her potential. It's hard (and usually uncomfortable) work breaking through old barriers and selfdefeating thought patterns to see meaningful progress, and fear is an absolutely natural response, but you can't let it become a limiter. ”

- Siri Lindley

“ Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. ”

- e.e. cummings

“ Because, if you could love someone, and keep loving them, without being loved back . . . then that love had to be real. It hurt too much to be anything else. ”

- Sarah Cross

“ I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone. ”

- Suzanne Collins

“ There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it. ”

- Joyce Brothers

“ The way you handle fear determines the results you have in life. If you are equipped with knowledge, you can overcome fear ”

- H. J. Chammas

“ Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. ”

- St. Augustine