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
funny humor effective-listening
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
men sky earth-day
Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
business integrity bad-day
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
determination sleep writing
I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.
love appreciate literature
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
wise wisdom men
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.
witty travel work
The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
success witty perseverance
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
love sad disease
If misery loves company, misery has company enough.
inspirational life success
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
love passion hypocrisy
Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.
wise book reading
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.
sad men despair
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
lonely halloween fall
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.