In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life is unspeakably mean. No amount of gold or respectability would in the least redeem it,-- dining with the Governor or a member of Congress!! But…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading...

Things do not change; we change.

Things do not change; we change.

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...

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...

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than...

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what...

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man...

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions...

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...