Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreauwas an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government, an argument for disobedience to an unjust state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth12 July 1817
CountryUnited States of America
fashion hate simple
I hate the present modes of living and getting a living. Farming and shopkeeping and working at a trade or profession are all odious to me. I should relish getting my living in a simple, primitive fashion.
seeds great-faith
I have great faith in a seed.
gauges currents music-is
Unpremeditated music is the true gauge which measures the current of our thoughts; the very undertow of our life's stream.
sound music-is
Music is the crystallization of sound.
difficult oneself
There is nothing more difficult to find than oneself.
struggle past simple
Simplify your life. Don't waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don't burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don't destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!
world horizon enjoy
There are none happy in the world but beings who enjoy freely a vast horizon.
wonder prepared seeds
Wherever you have planted a seed, I am prepared to expect wonders.
night men different
Many men walk by day; few walk by night. It is a different season.
levels wealth aspect
Wealth is measured by the level of experience in all aspects of life
For things to change, we must change.
children care faces
If some are prosecuted for abusing children, others deserve to be prosecuted for maltreating the face of nature committed to their care.
moving flow legs
When my legs begin to move, the thoughts begin to flow.
school sky mind
I realized a school doesn't need a School Committee or Trustees or Governors or lumber or approved textbooks. All a school needs is a mind that sends and minds that receive. I shall teach my own students how to teach themselves. My own school. No buildings. Break out of the classroom prison. All I need is SKY. The Universe can be my classroom - the great vast world of the Concord countryside.