Henry David Thoreau
(5 quotes)
Henry David Thoreau (Concord, Massachusetts, July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
Tuesday Oct 1, 2019
Henry David Thoreau: You must live in the present
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.
Friday Aug 24, 2018
Henry David Thoreau: In the direction of your dreams
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Thursday Oct 27, 2016
Henry David Thoreau: Friends at a distance
Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
Friday Aug 19, 2016
Henry David Thoreau: Never look back
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
Wednesday Jan 6, 2016
Henry David Thoreau: What you get and what you become
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
