Henry david thoreau quotes & sayings

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On tops of mountains, as everywhere to hopeful souls, it is always morning~Henry David Thoreau

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day~Henry David Thoreau

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it~Henry David Thoreau

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend~Henry David Thoreau

Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes~Henry David Thoreau

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it~Henry David Thoreau

Dreams are the touchstones of our character~Henry David Thoreau

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined~Henry David Thoreau

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on~Henry David Thoreau

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison~Thoreau

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle~Henry David Thoreau

This world is but a canvas to our imagination~Henry David Thoreau

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root~Henry David Thoreau

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation~Henry David Thoreau

The language of friendship is not words but meanings~Henry David Thoreau

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

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

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

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

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

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm~Henry David Thoreau

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul~Henry David Thoreau

< p>Men are born to succeed, not to fail~Henry David Thoreau

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?~Henry David Thoreau

Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes~Henry David Thoreau