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
good-morning stars eye
The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
life success agreement
As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
deep-life understanding way
We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.
men apples tree
It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.
valentines-day night literature
Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.
war men history
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
freedom men law
The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to make the law free.
believe men literature
If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.
humanity literature becoming
If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.
niece animal sky
The bluebird carries the sky on his back.
life beautiful book
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
heart forever literature
The heart is forever inexperienced.
women sisterhood media
To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.
time memories transcendentalism
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.