Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even...

#Henry David Thoreau

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

#Henry David Thoreau

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

#Henry David Thoreau

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

#Henry David Thoreau

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

#Henry David Thoreau

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

#Henry David Thoreau

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with...

#Henry David Thoreau

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

#Henry David Thoreau

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

#Henry David Thoreau

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.

#Henry David Thoreau

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

#Henry David Thoreau

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

#Henry David Thoreau