Men have become the tools of their tools.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things....

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they...

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

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...

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.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels,...

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...

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...

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

Paradise is open to all kinds of hearts.

Paradise is open to all kinds of hearts.

If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages...

If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all his thinking, damages...