Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor,...
Henry David Thoreau Biography
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” Henry David Thoreau
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” Henry David Thoreau
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...” Henry David Thoreau
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...”
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.” Henry David Thoreau
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.”
“Do not be too moral. you cheat yourself out much life so . aim above morality . be not simply good be good for something Henry David Thoreau
“Do not be too moral. you cheat yourself out much life so . aim above morality . be not simply good be good for something
“be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody eles's idea of yourself should be. Henry David Thoreau
“be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody eles's idea of yourself should be.
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Henry David Thoreau
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” Henry David Thoreau
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”
A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” Henry David Thoreau
A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.”
“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations ans nations. Henry David Thoreau
“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations ans nations.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.” Henry David Thoreau
We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.”
