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Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man."

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all."

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.




Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "A field of water betrays the spirit that is in the air. It is continually receiving new life and motion from above. It is intermediate in its nature between land and sky."

A field of water betrays the spirit that is in the air. It is continually receiving new life and motion from above. It is intermediate in its nature between land and sky.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself."

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




Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Goodness is the only investment that never fails."

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "The great art of life is how to turn the surplus life of the soul into life for the body."

The great art of life is how to turn the surplus life of the soul into life for the body.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "All good things are wild and free."

All good things are wild and free.




Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined."

Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "find your eternity in each moment"

find your eternity in each moment



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations."

Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Maturity is when all of your mirrors turn into windows."

Maturity is when all of your mirrors turn into windows.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude."

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.




Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright."

I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "All things in this world must be seen with youthful, hopeful eyes."

All things in this world must be seen with youthful, hopeful eyes.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Most events recorded in history are more remarkable than important, like eclipses of the sun and moon, by which all are attracted,but whose effects no one takes the trouble to calculate."

Most events recorded in history are more remarkable than important, like eclipses of the sun and moon, by which all are attracted,but whose effects no one takes the trouble to calculate.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beechtree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines."

I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beechtree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles."

Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Remember that the smallest seed of faith is of more worth than the largest fruit of happiness."

Remember that the smallest seed of faith is of more worth than the largest fruit of happiness.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Today...the bluebirds, old and young, have revisited their box, as if they would fain repeat the summer without intervention of winter, if Nature would let them."

Today...the bluebirds, old and young, have revisited their box, as if they would fain repeat the summer without intervention of winter, if Nature would let them.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground."

Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit."

Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show."

The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "The question is not what you look at – but how you look & whether you see."

The question is not what you look at – but how you look & whether you see.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Things do not change; we change."

Things do not change; we change.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed."

To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "In wildness is the preservation of the world."

In wildness is the preservation of the world.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Love must be as much a light as it is a flame."

Love must be as much a light as it is a flame.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and bone."

We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and bone.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "The silence sings. It is musical. I remember a night when it was audible. I heard the unspeakable."

The silence sings. It is musical. I remember a night when it was audible. I heard the unspeakable.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children-- these are the only investments that never fail."

Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children-- these are the only investments that never fail.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board."

I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders."

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "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."

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 Quotes: "There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature."

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "The first pleasant days of spring come out like a squirrel and go in again."

The first pleasant days of spring come out like a squirrel and go in again.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Men have become the tools of their tools."

Men have become the tools of their tools.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "When was it that men agreed to respect the appearance and not the reality?"

When was it that men agreed to respect the appearance and not the reality?



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "If the work is high and far, You must not only aim aright, But draw the bow with all your might."

If the work is high and far, You must not only aim aright, But draw the bow with all your might.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Wealth is the ability to fully experience life."

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest."

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around."

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood."

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind."

You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen."

What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "We slander the hyena; man is the fiercest and cruelest animal."

We slander the hyena; man is the fiercest and cruelest animal.



Henry David Thoreau Quotes: "I have found it a singular luxury to talk across the pond to a companion on the opposite side."

I have found it a singular luxury to talk across the pond to a companion on the opposite side.