I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Force Quotes, Human Nature Quotes, Individuality Quotes, Liberty Quotes, Strength Quotes, Uniqueness Quotes

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

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

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

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when...

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.

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

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

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the...

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...

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...

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...

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

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...

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not...

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...