American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer. – Henry David Thoreau
I make myself rich by making my wants few. – Henry David Thoreau
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after. – Henry David Thoreau
The lawyer’s truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency. – Henry David Thoreau
Things do not change; we change. – Henry David Thoreau
Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow. – Henry David Thoreau
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. – Henry David Thoreau
The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men. – Henry David Thoreau
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. – Henry David Thoreau
Not till we are completely lost or turned around… do we begin to find ourselves. – Henry David Thoreau
This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction. – Henry David Thoreau
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. – Henry David Thoreau
The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest. – Henry David Thoreau
Goodness is the only investment that never fails. – Henry David Thoreau
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. – Henry David Thoreau
I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in its gradual improvement to leave off eating animals. – Henry David Thoreau
Dreams are the touchstones of our character. – Henry David Thoreau
You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one. – Henry David Thoreau
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. – Henry David Thoreau
An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. – Henry David Thoreau
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