I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to a house or farm, but could follow the bent of my genius, which is a very crooked one, every moment.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they...

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth one to speak, and another to hear.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish...

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

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

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

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined

Leaders live by choice, not by accident.

Leaders live by choice, not by accident.

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that...

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that...