“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Every man is the builder of a temple called his body.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“I am convinced that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, thieving and robbery would be unknown. These take place only in communities where some have got more than is sufficient while others have not enough.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Things do not change; we change.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”
― Henry David Thoreau
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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.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Be not simply good - be good for something”
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“Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“the language of friendship is not words but meanings.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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“Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children-- these are the only investments that never fail.”
― Henry David Thoreau
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Nationality: American |
Born: July 12, 1817 |
Died: May 6, 1862 |
Known For: Author, Poet, Philosopher, Abolitionist, Naturalist, Tax resister, Development critic, Surveyor, and Historian. |
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