Quote of Henry David Thoreau: I think that there is nothing...
Biography - Henry David Thoreau:
American essayist, poet and philosopher, best known for Walden (a record of his two‑year stay in the woods, during which he lived a simple life close to nature) and for his essay on civil disobedience.
Born: 1817 - Died: 1862
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
Born: 1817 - Died: 1862
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: United States
I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.
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Quotes about life:
Quotes about philosophy:
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
Happiness is the goal of philosophy. Or to be more precise, the goal of philosophy is wisdom, and therefore happiness.
Quotes about poetry:
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
Henry David Thoreau also said...
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