Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUEvery morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
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How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
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Renew thyself completely each day.
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Things do not change; we change.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.
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Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.
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We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.
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Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
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What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
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The heart is forever inexperienced.
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Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.
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The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.
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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
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