Henry David Thoreau's Quotes

Henry David Thoreau's Quotes 309

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with...

There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you...

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's...

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed,...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.

Faith never makes a confession.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and...

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in...

Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's...

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to...

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