Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

#Henry David Thoreau

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all...

#Henry David Thoreau

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

#Henry David Thoreau

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure...

#Henry David Thoreau

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

#Henry David Thoreau

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking...

#Henry David Thoreau

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance,...

#Henry David Thoreau

The universe is wider than our views of it.

#Henry David Thoreau

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

#Henry David Thoreau

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

#Henry David Thoreau

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

#Henry David Thoreau

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to...

#Henry David Thoreau