American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher
Youth gets together with their materials to build a bridge to the moon or maybe a palace on earth; then in middle age they decide to build a woodshed with them instead. – Henry David Thoreau
The sun is but a morning star. – Henry David Thoreau
I fear I have not got much to say about Canada, not having seen much; what I got by going to Canada was a cold – Henry David Thoreau
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. – Henry David Thoreau
The eye is the jewel of the body. – Henry David Thoreau
In the long run men hit only what they aim at. – Henry David Thoreau
Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something. – Henry David Thoreau
If you give money, spend yourself with it. – Henry David Thoreau
That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest. – Henry David Thoreau
The greatest art is to shape the quality of the day. – Henry David Thoreau
Even the best things are not equal to their fame. – Henry David Thoreau
The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show. – Henry David Thoreau
There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. – Henry David Thoreau
It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? – Henry David Thoreau
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. – Henry David Thoreau
If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. – Henry David Thoreau
Only what is thought, said, or done at a certain rare coincidence is good. – Henry David Thoreau
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. – Henry David Thoreau
To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. – Henry David Thoreau
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