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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Henry David Thoreau quotes

American Author, Writer July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862

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Henry David Thoreau quote: "The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You..."
The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles. Henry David Thoreau
The attitude of resistance is one of weakness inasmuch as it only faces an enemy. It has its back to all that is truly attractive. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "A howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of..."
A howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling. - Henry David Thoreau
on the morning of many a first spring day...the woods were bathed in so pure and bright a light as would have waked the dead. There needs no stronger proof of immortality. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the..."
Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. Henry David Thoreau
In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places and occasions are now and here. God himself culminates in the present moment and will never be more divine in the lapse of the ages. Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it, but when I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away but eternity remains. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "That government is best which governs least."
That government is best which governs least. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "It matters not where or how far you travel,--the farther..."
It matters not where or how far you travel,--the farther commonly the worse,--but how much alive you are. Henry David Thoreau
The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "To the SICK the doctors wisely recommed a change of air and..."
To the SICK the doctors wisely recommed a change of air and scenery Henry David Thoreau
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting. Henry David Thoreau
We are underbred and low-lived and illiterate; and in this respect I confess I do not make any very broad distinction between the illiterateness of my townsmen who cannot read at all, and the illiterateness of him who has learned to read only what is for children and feeble intellects. Henry David Thoreau
I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a passtime, if we live simply and wisely Henry David Thoreau
They say that characters were engraven on the bathtub of king Tching-thang to this effect: 'renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again.' I can understand that. Morning brings back the heroic ages. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see..."
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. Henry David Thoreau

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