Quotes of Henry David Thoreau

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The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure.

- Henry David Thoreau

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“ The only time a man can do the right thing is right now. ”

- John Verdon

“ Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through selfgratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ”

- Helen Keller

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

- Talismanist Giebra

“ If you don't run your own life, somebody else will. ”

- John Atkinson

“ Life is good! It is only our thoughts, choices and actions towards the situations we meet in life each moment of time that makes life look bad! The same bad situation in life that makes one person think badly inspires another to do a noble thing! The same good situation in life that makes one person feel so good to get into a bad situation inspires another person to create another good situation because of the good situation. It is all about thoughts, choices and actions! Life is good! Live it well! ”

- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“ This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ”

- Dalai Lama

“ The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ”

- Émile Zola

“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ”

- Stephen Chbosky

“ Writing is the knitting of the soul ”

- Khaled Talib

“ Our own selfesteem is something we can actually twist in whatever way we want. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. ”

- Mary Roberts Rinehart

“ ...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you. ”

- Anne Lamott

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

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

- St. Augustine

“ I love words.  I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail.  I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.  I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over.   In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page. ”

- Richelle E. Goodrich

“ If you want a future that makes you happy, if you want a world that you’re excited about, get your ass out there and earn it. ”

- Tom Bilyeu

“ Choose being kind over being right, and you’ll be right every time. ”

- Richard Carlson

“ Awake, my friend! Arise, my friend! Start walking my friend! And do not stop until you bring the change you wish to see in your society! ”

- Abhijit Naskar

“ Fake it 'till you make it. ”

- Gayle Forman

“ What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. ”

- Helen Keller

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

- Lauren Oliver

“ Your Dreams Matter. Like an athlete trains, so must the student of life. Train the mind, body and spirit, so you may achieve anything. Life is about sharing your dreams/purpose (gifts/passions/talents) with the world and helping others find their way. ”

- Elizabeth SalamancaBrosig