"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless" — Thomas Alva Edison

To get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with

Source: Following the Equator, ch. 48 (1897)

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

Source: Walden (1854)

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it

Source: Walden (1854)

The real price of every thing, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.

Source: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, book 1 (1776)

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor

Thomas Alva Edison Quote