All Henry David Thoreau Quotes
The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.
Henry David Thoreau
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It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.
Henry David Thoreau
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I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to a house or farm, but could follow the bent of my genius, which is a very crooked one, every moment.
Henry David Thoreau
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Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.
Henry David Thoreau
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There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.
Henry David Thoreau
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Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
Henry David Thoreau
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Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside.
Henry David Thoreau
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There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.
Henry David Thoreau
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Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
Henry David Thoreau
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I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.
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