Henry David Thoreau

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Henry David Thoreau

Do what you love. Know your own bone gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.

Henry David Thoreau

Eastward I go only by force; but westward I go free.

Henry David Thoreau

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Henry David Thoreau

Faith never makes a confession.

Henry David Thoreau

Fire is the most tolerable third party.

Henry David Thoreau

Government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it.

Henry David Thoreau

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.

Henry David Thoreau

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Henry David Thoreau

I am a happy camper so I guess I’m doing something right. Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.

Henry David Thoreau