Quotes by Thoreau, Henry David

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, >>

Let nothing come between you and the light. >>

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the f >>

Quotations about Eternity

Every situation, every moment -- is of infinite worth; for it is the r >>

Eternity -- waste of time. >>

Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end? >>

In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places and occasions are now and here. God himself culminates in the present moment and will never be more divine in the lapse of the ages. Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it, but when I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away but eternity remains.

Thoreau, Henry David