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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: "Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows..."
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a..."
He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Even the elephant carries but a small trunk on his journeys."
Even the elephant carries but a small trunk on his journeys. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you..."
Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be. Henry David Thoreau
The spruce and cedar on its shores, hung with gray lichens, looked at a distance like the ghosts of trees. Ducks were sailing here and there on its surface, and a solitary loon, like a more living wave,? a vital spot on the lake's surface,? laughed and frolicked, and showed its straight leg, for our amusement. Henry David Thoreau
I have an immense appetite for solitude, like an infant for sleep, and if I don't get enough for this year, I shall cry all the next. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is:..."
It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "It is not enough to be busy... The question is: what are we..."
It is not enough to be busy... The question is: what are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody..."
I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Henry David Thoreau
For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and rain-storms, and did my duty faithfully; surveyor, if not of highways, then of forest paths and all across-lot routes, keeping them open, and ravines bridged and passable at all seasons, where the public heel had testified to their utility. Henry David Thoreau
Men think that it is essential that the "Nation" have commerce, and export ice, and talk through a telegraph, and ride thirty miles an hour, without a doubt, wether they do or not; but whether we should live like baboons or like men, is a little uncertain. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "While men believe in the infinite some ponds will be thought..."
While men believe in the infinite some ponds will be thought to be bottomless. Henry David Thoreau
All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and..."
Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw. Henry David Thoreau
If I were confined to a corner of a garret all my days, like a spider, the world would be just as large to me while I had my thoughts about me. Henry David Thoreau

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