It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering...

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...

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

We hate the kindness which we understand.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

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...

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

The true harvest of my life is intangible - a little star dust caught, a...

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

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,...