There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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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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I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.
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Men are born to succeed, not to fail.
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
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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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What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook.
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I love to be alone.
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Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.
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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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We are constantly invited to be what we are.
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The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
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I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself.
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