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.

He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

– Henry David Thoreau

Beautifully restored map of St. Augustine, Florida from 1885

Historic bird’s eye view of St. Augustine, Florida from 1885

Stunning old map of Holyoke, Mass from 1877

This old map shows Holyoke, Massachusetts as it looked in 1877.

The value of a smile at Christmas

It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing…

Beautifully restored map of Lawrence, Kansas in 1880

Vintage bird’s eye view of Lawrence, Kansas in 1880

Historic old map of Lehighton, Pennsylvania from 1883

Bird’s eye view of Lehighton, PA in the late 19th century

12 Vintage Pictures of Windsor Locks, Connecticut’s Indian Harvest Festival in 1941

The Windsor Locks Indian Harvest Festival took place from September – October, 1941

Supreme Court Justice Reveals The Secret Of His Success

“I know hardly anyone who works too hard. I believe in hard work and long hours of work.”

Historic Bird’s Eye View of Austin, Texas in 1887

Historic bird’s eye view of Austin, Texas in 1887