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 solitude may
Wherever you may seek solitude, men will ferret you out and compel you to belong to their desperate company of oddfellows.
success sports running
In the long run, you hit only what you aim at.
wise science men
A man receives only what he is ready to receive... The phenomenon or fact that cannot in any wise be linked with the rest of what he has observed, he does not observe.
running men land
I am amused to see from my window here how busily a man has divided and staked off his domain. God must smile at his puny fences running hither and thither everywhere over the land.
wish would-be circumstances
I do not wish to kill nor to be killed, but I can foresee circumstances in which these things would be by me unavoidable.
wall boots retreat
Routine is a ground to stand on, a wall to retreat to; we cannot draw on our boots without bracing ourselves against it.
revelations objects
Go not to the object; let the object come to you.
procrastination men despair
Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail.
philosophy philosopher problem
To be a philosopher... is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically.
morning blow wind
The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears to hear it.
successful love-is effort
There must be the... generating force of Love behind every effort destined to be successful.
success courage fighting
Where there is a brave man, in the thickest of the fight, there is the post of honor.
safety stupidity ifs
As if there were safety in stupidity alone
relaxation leisure would-be
It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work.