Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau: Dwell as near...

Henry David Thoreau: Dwell as near...

Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows.

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Henry David Thoreau: How vain it...

Henry David Thoreau: How vain it...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

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Henry David Thoreau: No way of...

Henry David Thoreau: No way of...

No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.

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Henry David Thoreau: A man sits...

Henry David Thoreau: A man sits...

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

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Henry David Thoreau: Drive a nail...

Henry David Thoreau: Drive a nail...

Drive a nail home and clinch it so faithfully that you can wake up in the night and think of your work with...

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Henry David Thoreau: If you would...

Henry David Thoreau: If you would...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.

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Henry David Thoreau: It is the...

Henry David Thoreau: It is the...

It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to...

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Henry David Thoreau: Pursue some path,...

Henry David Thoreau: Pursue some path,...

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and...

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Henry David Thoreau: All change is...

Henry David Thoreau: All change is...

All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every...

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Henry David Thoreau: Enemies publish themselves....

Henry David Thoreau: Enemies publish themselves....

Enemies publish themselves. They declare war. The friend never declares his love.

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Henry David Thoreau: Music is perpetual,...

Henry David Thoreau: Music is perpetual,...

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

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Henry David Thoreau: Most are engaged...

Henry David Thoreau: Most are engaged...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not...

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Henry David Thoreau: The art of...

Henry David Thoreau: The art of...

The art of life, of a poet's life, is, not having anything to do, to do something.

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Henry David Thoreau: How often we...

Henry David Thoreau: How often we...

How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends, that we may go and meet their ideal...

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Henry David Thoreau: Even the best...

Henry David Thoreau: Even the best...

Even the best things are not equal to their fame.

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Henry David Thoreau: The bluebird carries...

Henry David Thoreau: The bluebird carries...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

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Henry David Thoreau: The civilized man...

Henry David Thoreau: The civilized man...

The civilized man is a more experienced and wiser savage.

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Henry David Thoreau: The great art...

Henry David Thoreau: The great art...

The great art of life is how to turn the surplus life of the soul into life for the body.

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Henry David Thoreau: If one advances...

Henry David Thoreau: If one advances...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he...

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Henry David Thoreau: For an impenetrable...

Henry David Thoreau: For an impenetrable...

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

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