Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau: In wildness is...

Henry David Thoreau: In wildness is...

In wildness is the preservation of the world.

Source: Walking, 1862.
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Henry David Thoreau: To him whose...

Henry David Thoreau: To him whose...

To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual...

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Henry David Thoreau: Rather than love,...

Henry David Thoreau: Rather than love,...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Source: Walden, 1854.
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Henry David Thoreau: If words were...

Henry David Thoreau: If words were...

If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad...

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Henry David Thoreau: There are a...

Henry David Thoreau: There are a...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.

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Henry David Thoreau: The birds I...

Henry David Thoreau: The birds I...

The birds I heard today, which, fortunately, did not come within the scope of my science, sang as freshly as if it had...

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Henry David Thoreau: It is never...

Henry David Thoreau: It is never...

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

Source: In Readers' Digest, Mar....

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Henry David Thoreau: There is an...

Henry David Thoreau: There is an...

There is an incessant influx of novelty into the world, and yet we tolerate incredible...

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Henry David Thoreau: If you give...

Henry David Thoreau: If you give...

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

Source: In Correct Quotes for DOS,...

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Henry David Thoreau: I would rather...

Henry David Thoreau: I would rather...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet...

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Henry David Thoreau: Heaven is under...

Henry David Thoreau: Heaven is under...

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Source: From Journey in Word,...

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Henry David Thoreau: This world is...

Henry David Thoreau: This world is...

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

Source: In Shorter Bartlett's...

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Henry David Thoreau: Distrust any enterprise...

Henry David Thoreau: Distrust any enterprise...

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Source: In 1,911 Best Things...

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Henry David Thoreau: Poverty ... It...

Henry David Thoreau: Poverty ... It...

Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest.

Source: In Correct...

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Henry David Thoreau: Do what you...

Henry David Thoreau: Do what you...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.

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Henry David Thoreau: Books must be...

Henry David Thoreau: Books must be...

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Source: In...

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Henry David Thoreau: Not until we...

Henry David Thoreau: Not until we...

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

Source: In The Almanac...

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Henry David Thoreau: I know of...

Henry David Thoreau: I know of...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious...

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Henry David Thoreau: We are double-edged...

Henry David Thoreau: We are double-edged...

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our...

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Henry David Thoreau: I think that...

Henry David Thoreau: I think that...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We may waive just so much care of ourselves as we...

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