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
respect littles matter
It is worth the while to live respectably unto ourselves. We can possibly get along with a neighbor, even with a bedfellow, whom we respect but very little; but as soon as it comes to this, that we do not respect ourselves, then we do not get along at all, no matter how much money we are paid for halting.
poetry littles poetic
We have heard much about the poetry of mathematics, but very little of it has yet been sung. The ancients had a juster notion of their poetic value than we.
travel littles traveler
I am very little of a traveler.
nature done littles
Each reader discovers for himself that, with respect to the simpler features of nature, succeeding poets have done little else than copy his similes.
real reading littles
I never read a novel, they have so little real life and thought in them.
life interesting littles
We are the subjects of an experiment which is not a little interesting to me.
littles printed
Much is published, but little printed.
faith loyalty littles
That we have but little faith is not sad, but that we have little faithfulness. By faithfulness faith is earned.
discipline relax littles
As we grow older, we live more coarsely, we relax a little in our disciplines, and, to some extent, cease to obey our finest instincts. But we should be fastidious to the extreme of sanity, disregarding the gibes of those who are more unfortunate than ourselves.
men littles action
There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
littles adventurous walks
Let your walks now be a little more adventurous.
succeed littles made
To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed.
world littles
A little thought is sexton to all the world.
lost-friendship honor littles
What is commonly called friendship is only a little more honor among rogues.