Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state
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In what concerns you much, do not think that you have companions: know that you are alone in the world. Uncategorized
In wildness is the preservation of the world. Uncategorized
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. Uncategorized
It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning around. Uncategorized
It is never too late to give up your prejudices. Uncategorized
It is pleasant to have been to a place the way a river went. Uncategorized
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. Uncategorized
Many go fishing without knowing it is fish they are after. Uncategorized
Men are born to succeed, not fail. Uncategorized
Men have become the tools of their tools. Uncategorized
Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not discovered any continuous employment for man's nobler faculties. Uncategorized
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. Uncategorized
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. Uncategorized
Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. Uncategorized
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. Uncategorized
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Uncategorized
We were born to succeed, not to fail. Uncategorized
If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Uncategorized
The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the law free. Uncategorized
The language of friendship is not words but meanings. Uncategorized