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
love break-up marriage
There is no remedy for love but to love more.
inspirational cheating integrity
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
wisdom travel angel
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
running morning thinking
I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit. In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to Society. But it sometimes happens that I cannot easily shake off the village. The thought of some work will run in my head and I am not where my body is - I am out of my senses. In my walks I would fain return to my senses. What business have I in the woods, if I am thinking of something out of the woods?
life art soul
The great art of life is how to turn the surplus life of the soul into life for the body.
life business simple
Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
change wisdom children
Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique.
wise believe men
I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man.
inspirational motivational dream
Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
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What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
motivational death dies
When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.
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That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.
fishing tragedy life-is
The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.
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It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.