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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: "An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history..."
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent. Henry David Thoreau
There will never be a really free and enlightened state until the state comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what..."
Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made. Henry David Thoreau
I am convinced that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, thieving and robbery would be unknown. These take place only in communities where some have got more than is sufficient while others have not enough. Henry David Thoreau
Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resigns his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the..."
I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by..."
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing..."
What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats? Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Knowledge does not come to us by details, but in flashes of..."
Knowledge does not come to us by details, but in flashes of light from heaven. Henry David Thoreau
I thus found that the student who wishes for a shelter can obtain one for a lifetime at an expense not greater than the rent which he now pays annually. If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself; and my shortcomings and inconsistencies do not affect the truth of my statement. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "How could youths better learn to live than by at once trying..."
How could youths better learn to live than by at once trying the experiment of living? Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I..."
Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a..."
I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself. Henry David Thoreau
The callous palms of the labourer are conversant with finer tissues of self-respect and heroism, whose touch thrills the heart, than the languid fingers of idleness. Henry David Thoreau

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