I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This...

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in...

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

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..

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

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

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

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.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations...