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
men feet poetry
Poetry is the only life got, the only work done, the only pure product and free labor of man, performed only when he has put all the world under his feet, and conquered the last of his foes.
music spring obedience
The pleasure we feel in music springs from the obedience which is in it.
running travel moving
Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.
charity appreciated philanthropy
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.
happiness beautiful home
I come to my solitary woodland walk as the homesick go home. I thus dispose of the superfluous and see things as they are, grand and beautiful.
happiness skills want
My greatest skill has been to want but little.
good-morning pace sun
To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.
adventure character home
We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character.
inspirational confidence lying
What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen.
christmas important way
The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.
inspirational stones fortune
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
nature adventure dead-poets-society
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...
book writing names
Writing your name can lead to writing sentences. And the next thing you'll be doing is writing paragraphs, and then books. And then you'll be in as much trouble as I am!
beautiful nature world
This curious world we inhabit is more wonderful than convenient; more beautiful than it is useful; it is more to be admired and enjoyed than used.