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Henry David Thoreau
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Biography : American essayist, poet and philosopher.
Born: 1817 - Died: 1862
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
Henry David Thoreau






Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
Henry David Thoreau






Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
Henry David Thoreau






It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
Henry David Thoreau






The man who goes alone can start today but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
Henry David Thoreau






All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning.
Henry David Thoreau






Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
Henry David Thoreau






If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau






We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.
Henry David Thoreau






The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.
Henry David Thoreau






Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.
Henry David Thoreau






In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.
Henry David Thoreau






True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.
Henry David Thoreau






May we so love as never to have occasion to repent of our love!
Henry David Thoreau






I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.
Henry David Thoreau






I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
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It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Henry David Thoreau






Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
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Make the most of your regrets never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.
Henry David Thoreau






Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau






Dreams are the touchstones of our character.
Henry David Thoreau






Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau






What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.
Henry David Thoreau






It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Henry David Thoreau






There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.
Henry David Thoreau






Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.
Henry David Thoreau






If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?
Henry David Thoreau






I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while.
Henry David Thoreau






There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.
Henry David Thoreau






It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.
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