Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUIf a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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The path of least resistance leads to crooked rivers and crooked men.
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All good things are wild and free.
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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
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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.
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Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.
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There is no remedy for love but to love more.
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You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.
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I make myself rich by making my wants few.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
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Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
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A written word is the choicest of relics.
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I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
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