I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with the herd of common men.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for...

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to...

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

How could youths better learn to live than by at once trying the experiment of...

How could youths better learn to live than by at once trying the experiment of...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

No doubt another may also think for me; but it is not therefore desirable that...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

I belive that there is a subtile magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield...

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...

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...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

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...

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single...

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,...

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the...