Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. ...more
Birth: July 12, 1817 - Death: May 06, 1862
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Character
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Motivational , Inspiration , Honest
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Life Is
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Inspirational , Character , Self
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Way , Looks , Past
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined…
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Dream
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Life isn’t about finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Findings , Creating , Live Life
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Men , Life , Stills
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Inspirational , Enough , Action
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Simplify your life. Don’t waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don’t burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don’t destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Want , Mind , Needs
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

There is no remedy for love but to love more.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Life , Love , Literature
Best quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
- Henry David Thoreau
Topic(s): Inspirational , Failing , Business