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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: "In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is..."
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "We should come home from far, from adventures, and perils, and..."
We should come home from far, from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day, with new experience and character. Henry David Thoreau
Men say they know many things; But lo! they have taken wings, — The arts and sciences, And a thousand appliances; The wind that blows Is all that any body knows Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is..."
To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise... Henry David Thoreau
Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. Henry David Thoreau
Every man is the builder of a temple, called his body, to the god he worships, after a style purely his own, nor can he get off by hammering marble instead. We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and bones. Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man's features, any meanness or sensuality to imbrute them. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed..."
I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that..."
Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "It often happens that a human is more humanely related to a..."
It often happens that a human is more humanely related to a cat or dog than to any human being. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch..."
What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "When it is time to die, let us not discover that we never lived."
When it is time to die, let us not discover that we never lived. Henry David Thoreau
Chastity is the flowering of man; and what are called Genius, Heroism, Holiness, and the like, are but various fruits which succeed it Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "With respect to wit, I learned that there was not much..."
With respect to wit, I learned that there was not much difference between the half and the whole. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Every people have gods to suit their circumstances."
Every people have gods to suit their circumstances. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "We must look for a long time before we can see."
We must look for a long time before we can see. Henry David Thoreau

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