Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape!

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see...

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. There...

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past...

As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past...

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

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

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

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler...

Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.

Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan,...