Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreauwas an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government, an argument for disobedience to an unjust state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth12 July 1817
CountryUnited States of America
succeed littles made
To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed.
real progress made
When any real progress is made, we unlearned and learn anew what we thought we knew before.
made senses visible
The newest is but the oldest made visible to our senses.
earth dogma made
Some interests have got a footing on the earth which we have not made sufficient allowance for.
native-american world made
I have made a short excursion into the new world which the Indian dwells in, or is. He begins where we leave off.
caring harmony made
Friends are made for caring and sharing. Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody.
men law made
Law never made men a whit more just.
cultivate desirable law law-and-lawyers respect
It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect for right.
cultivate desirable respect
It is not so desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right
dreams life truest
Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake.
capacities judge nor
Man's capacities have never been measured; nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedent, so little has been tried.
effort fall lie men talking
Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make an effort to get up
breathe drink influences resign season taste
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
dozen exactly five half might miles particular visited
I often visited a particular plant four or five miles distant, half a dozen times within a fortnight, that I might know exactly when it opened.