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
running dog memorable
And I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper. If we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed by accident, or one house burned, or one vessel wrecked, or one steamboat blown up, or one cow run over on the Western Railroad, or one mad dog killed, or one lot of grasshoppers in the winter, - we need never read of another. One is enough. If you are acquainted with the principle, what do you care for a myriad instances and applications?
soul subtraction grows
The soul grows by subtraction, not addition.
life despair overcoming
Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles.
health sick healthy
'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.
being-alone thinking solitude
I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.
inspirational life generosity
One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something.
sweet justice musical
Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.
love inspirational money
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
change positive happiness
Things do not change; we change.
travel mountain might
I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might be expected, that it takes only more time and patience commonly than to travel the smoothest highway.
action busy enough
It's not enough to be busy.
environmental railroads
We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us.
motivational doe bless
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
cutting clouds tree
Thank God, they cannot cut down the clouds!