I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Henry David Thoreau
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
Henry David Thoreau
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.
Henry David Thoreau
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves
Henry David Thoreau
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours
Henry David Thoreau
Friendship is often the solace of solitude.
Henry David Thoreau
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
Henry David Thoreau
In wildness is the preservation of the world.
Henry David Thoreau
Masses! the poor sheep I knew, what would I do with them?
Henry David Thoreau
I find I am not disturbed by the ordinary course of nature.
Henry David Thoreau
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau
I hear a choo-choo train somewhere in the country, and I hear it with joy because it makes the silence all the more deep and impressive
Henry David Thoreau
Most men live lives of quiet desperation.
Henry David Thoreau
Nature will bear the closest scrutiny. She invites investigation.
Henry David Thoreau
I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.
Henry David Thoreau
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life.
Henry David Thoreau
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
Henry David Thoreau
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.
Henry David Thoreau
A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature.
Henry David Thoreau
Things do not change; we change.
Henry David Thoreau
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.
Henry David Thoreau
All good things are wild and free.
Henry David Thoreau
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
Henry David Thoreau
What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
Henry David Thoreau
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Henry David Thoreau
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
Henry David Thoreau
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Henry David Thoreau
Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.
Henry David Thoreau
The world is but a canvas to our imagination.
Henry David Thoreau
Be not simply good; be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
Henry David Thoreau
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
Henry David Thoreau
Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify.
Henry David Thoreau
Methinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.
Henry David Thoreau
River has taught me to listen. You will learn from it, too.
Henry David Thoreau
What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
Henry David Thoreau
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
Henry David Thoreau
Simplify, simplify.
Henry David Thoreau
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...
Henry David Thoreau