Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state

Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book. Uncategorized
Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Uncategorized
Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them. Uncategorized
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Uncategorized
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly. Uncategorized
It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes. Uncategorized
I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. Uncategorized
Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. Uncategorized
Things do not change; we change. Uncategorized
When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. Uncategorized
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end. Uncategorized
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes. Uncategorized
There is no remedy for love but to love more. Uncategorized
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate. Uncategorized
Man is the artificer of his own happiness. Uncategorized
Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. Uncategorized
But government in which the majority rule in all cases can not be based on justice, even as far as men understand it. Uncategorized
It is never too late to give up our prejudices. Uncategorized
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. Uncategorized
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. Uncategorized

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