I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUTake long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
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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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Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
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Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
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Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
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Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!
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Wildness is the preservation of the World.
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Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.
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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.
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What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
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