Henry David Thoreau

Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.

Henry David Thoreau

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Henry David Thoreau

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.

Henry David Thoreau

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Henry David Thoreau

Renew thyself completely each day.

Henry David Thoreau

Rise free from care before the dawn, and seek adventures.

Henry David Thoreau

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-believe.

Henry David Thoreau

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.

Henry David Thoreau

The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.

Henry David Thoreau

The heart is forever inexperienced.

Henry David Thoreau