More quotes by Henry David Thoreau

"We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success."
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters."
"It's not worth our while to let our imperfections disturb us always."
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."