Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

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The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

#Henry David Thoreau

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

#Henry David Thoreau

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

#Henry David Thoreau

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you...

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The heart is forever inexperienced.

#Henry David Thoreau

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

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The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches...

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The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

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The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which...

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The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

#Henry David Thoreau

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works...

#Henry David Thoreau