The heart is forever inexperienced.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

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.

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

We live but a fraction of our lives

$We live but a fraction of our lives$

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

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...

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

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...

How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends, that we might...

How often we find ourselves turning our backs on our actual friends, that we might...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

There is no just and serene criticism as yet.

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

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

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

The pine stays green in winter...wisdom in hardship.

The pine stays green in winter...wisdom in hardship.