That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

Henry David Thoreau

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles.

Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles.

The most difficult thing to understand during conversation is silence.

The most difficult thing to understand during conversation is silence.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

The soul grows by subtraction, not addition.

The soul grows by subtraction, not addition.

There is no beginning too small.

There is no beginning too small.

I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.

I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.

Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children-- these are the only investments that never fail.

Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children-- these are the only investments that never fail.

The only way, to tell the truth, is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.

The only way, to tell the truth, is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.

Time is like a handful of sand - the tighter you grasp it, the faster it runs through your fingers.

Time is like a handful of sand - the tighter you grasp it, the faster it runs through your fingers.

When we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen.

When we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Dissent without action is consent.

Dissent without action is consent.

I make myself rich by making my wants few.

I make myself rich by making my wants few.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.