Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Henry David Thoreau Quotes
ArtDaily LivingInfluenceQuality of Life To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
IntegrityMotivationPurposeValueWork Ethic To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.
BalanceUnity The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument.
AbundanceContrastLuxuryNecessity They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.
FriendshipPerspectiveSelflessnessUnderstanding There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone.
OpennessPerspectiveSpiritualityUnderstanding God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to us.
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.
AwarenessHopeInner StrengthOptimismPerseverance We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
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.
Inner PeaceSelf ReflectionSolitude I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.
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.
Good NatureGood SenseMarriage There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.
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.
BalanceConnectionDivinityMindfulnessSpirituality Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
InnocenceReverenceWisdom Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.
DeathEqualityHumility I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with the herd of common men.
ControlIndividualityLibertyObedienceResistance Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
CommunicationListeningRespectValidation The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
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.