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
“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” Henry David Thoreau
“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.”
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.
Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.” Henry David Thoreau
Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.”
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. Henry David Thoreau
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” Henry David Thoreau
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.”
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.”