Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

#Prejudice, #Safety

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

#Pride

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's...

#Pets

Poetry implies the whole truth, philosophy expresses only a particle of it.

#Philosophy, #Poetry

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

#Poets

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they...

#Purpose

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

#Art, #Quality

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

#Regret

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

#Love, #Remedies

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

#Foolishness, #Rules

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

#Silence

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will...

#Simplicity