A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

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

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

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up...

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to...