Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Henry David Thoreau Quotes
AbundanceContrastLuxuryNecessity They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.
InnocenceReverenceWisdom Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.
AppreciationFocus A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
Good NatureGood SenseMarriage There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.
EmpathyInnocenceSelf-Discovery Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.
AltruismIndividualityPersonal Beliefs As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
Inner PeaceSelf ReflectionSolitude I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.
BalanceUnity The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument.
OpennessPerspectiveSpiritualityUnderstanding God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to us.
AwarenessHopeInner StrengthOptimismPerseverance We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
CommunicationListeningRespectValidation The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
ArtDaily LivingInfluenceQuality of Life To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
BalanceLeisureMindfulnessNatureTime Management A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.
IntegrityMotivationPurposeValueWork Ethic To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.
DeterminationMortalityNatureResolution Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago taken her resolution.
BalanceHabitMental StrainOverthinkingPerfectionism I have the habit of attention to such excess, that my senses get no rest - but suffer from a constant strain.
FriendshipPerspectiveSelflessnessUnderstanding There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone.
GrowthPersonal DevelopmentPurposeReflectionSelf-Discovery I left the woods for as good a reason as I went there. Perhaps it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live and could not spare any more time for that one.
DeathEqualityHumility I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with the herd of common men.