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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

I have climbed several higher mountains without guide or path, and have found, as might...

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

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

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

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

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

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

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

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

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,...

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

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.

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...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...