You are currently browsing the tag archive for the ‘Henry David Thoreau’ tag.
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND
FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.” ~
~~~~~
“Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.” ~
~~~~~
“To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.”
~ Hugh Jackman
~~~~~
“Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
~~~~~
“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” ~
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND
FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
~~~~~
“Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.”
~ Elizabeth Bowen
~~~~~
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall”~ Oscar Wilde
~~~~~
“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.” ~ Chad Sugg
~~~~~
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” ~ George Santayana
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND
FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.” ~ Christopher Reeve
#####
“No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
#####
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
#####
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ~ Lao Tzu
#####
“There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.” ~ Vaclav Havel
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
~~~~~
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius
~~~~~
“A child of five could understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.” ~ Groucho Marx
~~~~~
“One should use common words to say uncommon things” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
~~~~~
“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.” ~ Isaac Newton
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” ~ Ann Landers
~~~~~
“There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.” ~ Don Miguel Ruiz
~~~~~
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ~ Buddha
~~~~~
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
~~~~~
“Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.” ~ Nas
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES TO SHARE
“October’s poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter.” ~ Nova S. Bair
*****
“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.” ~ Douglas Pagels
*****
“Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
*****
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.” ~ Henry James
*****
“Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.” ~ Paul Terry
Welcome to Chelle's World 