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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: "This was that Earth of which we have heard, made out of Chaos..."
This was that Earth of which we have heard, made out of Chaos and Old Night. Henry David Thoreau
The gross feeder is a man in the larva state; and there are whole nations in that condition, nations without fancy or imagination, whose vast abdomens betray them. Henry David Thoreau
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "If ever I was sure that someone was coming to help me, I..."
If ever I was sure that someone was coming to help me, I should run like hell. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find..."
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. Henry David Thoreau
Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political parties are its opposite halves - sometimes split into quarters - which grind on each other. Not only individuals but states have thus a confirmed dyspepsia. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things."
But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things."
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must..."
If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore it to him though I drown myself. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave,..."
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "A bore is someone who takes away my solitude and doesn't give..."
A bore is someone who takes away my solitude and doesn't give me companionship in return. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is..."
It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor..."
Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Shall we always study to obtain more of these things, and not..."
Shall we always study to obtain more of these things, and not sometimes to be content with less? Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote: "While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not..."
While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them Henry David Thoreau

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