None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
Henry David ThoreauRead
Be as the sailor who keeps the polestar in his eye. By so doing we may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we will maintain a true course.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of having a guiding principle or goal, even if the destination isn't immediately clear.
Henry David Thoreau uses the metaphor of a sailor keeping the polestar in sight to illustrate the significance of maintaining focus on one's values or aspirations, regardless of the time it takes to achieve them. The journey may be unpredictable, but by adhering to this guiding star, one can navigate the challenges of life and stay on course toward their ultimate destination.
In practice
During a motivational speech about staying focused on long-term goals.
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling and spending their lives like servants.
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable.
As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of spring is like the creation of Cosmos out of Chaos and the realization of the Golden Age.
That grand old poem called Winter
I got to thinking about the Book of Revelation that was written by a Jewish prophet who was also a follower of Jesus who hated the Roman Empire. I realized that the Book of Revelation could be a way to reflect on the issue of religion's relationship to politics.
The most important questions of life are indeed, for the most part, really only problems of probability.
You don't need organized religion to connect with the universe. Often a church is the only place you can go to find peace and quiet... But it shouldn't be confused with connecting with one's spirit.
Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.
There is enough for everyone. People think that there isn't enough, so they get as much as they can, so many people don't have enough.
Doctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.
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