Tag: henry david thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau: Throw off sleep
“Moral reform is the effort to throw off sleep”—Henry David Thoreau.
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Henry David Thoreau: Better alive than dead
“Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.” —Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (12 Jul 1817-1862).
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Henry David Thoreau: Want of prudence
“Men do not fail commonly for want of knowledge, but for want of prudence to give wisdom the preference. What we need to know in any case is very simple.” —Henry David Thoreau.
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Henry David Thoreau: One striking at the root
“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root…” —Henry David Thoreau, Walden.
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Henry David Thoreau: Reality
“Let us settle ourselves, and work and wedge our feet downward through the mud and slush of opinion, and prejudice, and tradition, and delusion, and appearance, that alluvion which covers the globe…till we come to a hard bottom and rocks in place, which we can call reality, and say, This is…” —Henry David Thoreau, Walden.
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Henry David Thoreau: We change
“Things do not change; we change.” Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862).
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Henry David Thoreau: Methinks
“Methinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.” —Henry David Thoreau.
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Henry David Thoreau: Richest
“That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.” —Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (12 Jul 1817-1862).
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Henry David Thoreau: Pursue some path
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” — Henry David Thoreau.
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Henry D Thoreau: Enterprising citizen
“If you walk in the woods for love of them … you could be regarded as a loafer. But if you … shear off those woods and make the earth bald … you are deemed an … enterprising citizen.” ~Henry D Thoreau.
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Henry David Thoreau: Disobedience
“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.” —Henry David Thoreau.
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Henry David Thoreau: What do you see?
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ” —Henry David Thoreau. Embed from Getty Images
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Henry David Thoreau: Freedom and the law
“The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to make the law free. ” —Henry David Thoreau. Embed from Getty Images
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Amos Bronson Alcott: Thought
“Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man. ” Amos Bronson Alcott Related articles Quotes of the Week | Let’s Grow (aquaterra.tv) Channeling Ralph Waldo Emerson (salon.com)
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Henry David Thoreau: Truth
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.” Henry David Thoreau, “Walden,” the Conclusion
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Henry David Thoreau: Burry words…Brrr…
The words of some men are thrown forcibly against you and adhere like burrs. –Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) Related articles Henry David Thoreau Quotes(fungor.wordpress.com) Thoreau On Character(inlovewiththelord.wordpress.com) Henry Thoreau Smells Surprisingly Fresh(bellasugar.com)
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Henry David Thoreau: Conformance
As to conforming outwardly and living your own life inwardly, I do not think much of that. –Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) Related articles Happy Birthday, Henry David Thoreau: On Defining Your Own Success | Brain Pickings (eliteratus.com) Quote: Henry David Thoreau Knew How to Finish a Race (greatist.com)
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Henry David Thoreau: Justice and injustice
“Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant. ” —Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau: Blunderer
A man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well. There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of life getting his living. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862). Embed from Getty Images
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Persecution and not…
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. –Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882). Related articles Positive Thinking: How to Change Your Future (michellecareer.wordpress.com) Listening to Emerson; Go Be Self-Reliant (notanothermillennial.com) Equanimity (wildwesterngirl.wordpress.com) Favorite Quotes II (leslierittoperourblog.typepad.com) Quotes are not always […]
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Telling the truth
The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard. —Henry Thoreau Related articles Henry Thoreau Smells Surprisingly Fresh (bellasugar.com)
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Henry David Thoreau: Aim above morality
“Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much of life. So aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.” -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862).
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Henry David Thoreau: Character
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau: Different drummer
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862). Embed from Getty Images
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Henry David Thoreau: Enthusiasm
“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Embed from Getty Images
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Henry David Thoreau: Better alive than dead
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) Embed from Getty Images
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Henry David Thoreau: Adhering words
Image via Wikipedia The words of some men are thrown forcibly against you and adhere like burrs. –Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862).
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Henry David Thoreau: Friendship
Image via Wikipedia “The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.” ~Henry David Thoreau, quoted in “Teens Talk Growing Up” Related articles by Zemanta If only. (lookingcloser.org)
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