Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.
Henry David Thoreau

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
Henry David Thoreau

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them.
Henry David Thoreau

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.
Henry David Thoreau

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
Henry David Thoreau

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.
Henry David Thoreau

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.
Henry David Thoreau

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
Henry David Thoreau

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Henry David Thoreau

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
Henry David Thoreau

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.
Henry David Thoreau

Simplify, simplify.
Henry David Thoreau

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man is the nurse to the sounder.
Henry David Thoreau

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Henry David Thoreau

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
Henry David Thoreau

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.
Henry David Thoreau

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.
Henry David Thoreau

The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.
Henry David Thoreau

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.
Henry David Thoreau

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Type: Author Quotes Category: American Author Quotes Date of Birth: July 12, 1817 Date of Death: May 6, 1862 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Henry David Thoreau Related Authors: Zig Ziglar Tony Robbins Mark Twain Helen Keller Joseph Campbell Anais Nin Brian Tracy Leo Buscaglia	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him. Henry David Thoreau Only that day dawns to which we are awake. Henry David Thoreau Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them. Henry David Thoreau Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end. Henry David Thoreau Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them. Henry David Thoreau Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. Henry David Thoreau Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. Henry David Thoreau Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. Henry David Thoreau Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. Henry David Thoreau Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself. Henry David Thoreau Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man is the nurse to the sounder. Henry David Thoreau Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Henry David Thoreau Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. Henry David Thoreau That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces. Henry David Thoreau The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected. Henry David Thoreau The bluebird carries the sky on his back. Henry David Thoreau The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. Henry David Thoreau 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12