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
vices virtue rapids
I never was so rapid in my virtue but my vice kept up with me.
summer winter men
He is the rich man, and enjoys the fruit of his riches, who summer and winter forever can find delight in his own thoughts.
speak anxious heard
We are more anxious to speak than to be heard.
people tranquility accomplish
It is tranquil people who accomplish much.
simple simplicity plot
I love a life whose plot is simple.
scholarship mess birthright
Scholars are wont to sell their birthright for a mess of learning.
pain men world
If anything ail a man, so that he does not perform his functions, if he have a pain in his bowels even,- for that is the seat of sympathy,-he forthwith sets about reforming the world.
fall quality sincere
I know of no redeeming qualities in myself but a sincere love for some things, and when I am reproved I fall back on to this ground.
past ifs
All the past is here, present to be tried; let it approve itself if it can.
mountain west sides
The best poets, after all, exhibit only a tame and civil side of nature. They have not seen the west side of any mountain.
men color wealth
Color, which is the poet's wealth, is so expensive that most take to mere outline sketches and become men of science.
poetry poet mankind
The works of great poets have never been read by mankind, for only great poets can read them.
men miracle over-you
Men talk about Bible miracles because there is no miracle in their lives. Cease to gnaw that crust. There is ripe fruit over your head.
morning doubt lasts
It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not, it was of the last importance only to be present at it.