Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Henry David Thoreau Quotes: Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.
         

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.


Henry David Thoreau
Check all other quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Henry David Thoreau Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Most-men-lead-lives-of-quiet-desperation-645522>.





Check out


Other quotes of Henry David Thoreau


Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.



There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.



The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.



It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.



If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...



I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.



be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.

be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.



What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.



The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.

The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.



The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.

The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.





Other quotes you may like


You should also pay attention to what happens to you and make sure you draw correct conclusions

You should also pay attention to what happens to you and make sure you draw correct conclusions



Once I had been introduced to depression, I realized if I wanted to help my friend and preserve our friendship, I needed to understand what the illness was all about.

Once I had been introduced to depression, I realized if I wanted to help my friend and preserve our friendship, I needed to understand what the illness was all about.



A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.

A spiritual master who is one hundred percent Krishna conscious is the bona fide spiritual master.



"Walter," she said, looking full upon him with her affectionate eyes, "like you, I hope for better things. I will pray for them, and believe that they will arrive."

"Walter," she said, looking full upon him with her affectionate eyes, "like you, I hope for better things. I will pray for them, and believe that they will arrive."



Enlightenment is getting off the wheel. Enlightenment is to become pure awareness.

Enlightenment is getting off the wheel. Enlightenment is to become pure awareness.



Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.



I don't really have a talent. I can't sing or act or dance or perform, those talents. All I can do is be myself.

I don't really have a talent. I can't sing or act or dance or perform, those talents. All I can do is be myself.



We all have a dark place in us. It's what we do with it and the choice we make.

We all have a dark place in us. It's what we do with it and the choice we make.



It's morning, and again I am that lucky person who is in it.

It's morning, and again I am that lucky person who is in it.



I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural.

I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.". Author of this quote is Henry David Thoreau. This quote is about life, song, desperation, quiet, men,.