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

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Topic(s): Motivational , Inspiration , Honest

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Life Is

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Character , Self

Life isn’t about finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined.

Topic(s): Findings , Creating , Live Life

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined…

Topic(s): Inspirational , Life , Dream

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Topic(s): Way , Looks , Past

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

Topic(s): Men , Life , Stills

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!

Topic(s): Want , Mind , Needs

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?

Topic(s): Inspirational , Enough , Action

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Failing , Business

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

Topic(s): Earth , Self , Nature

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Henry David Thoreau Quotes