A true politeness does not result from any hasty and artificial polishing, it is true, but grows naturally in characters of the right grain and quality, through a long fronting of men and events, and rubbing on good and bad fortune. Henry David Thoreau More Quotes by Henry David Thoreau More Quotes From Henry David Thoreau I make myself rich by making my wants few. Henry David Thoreau wise-money rich want You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind. Henry David Thoreau mind beauty peace Only that day dawns to which we are awake. Henry David Thoreau valentines-day depression opportunity There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. Henry David Thoreau odor corruption goodness How prompt we are to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our bodies; how slow to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our souls! Henry David Thoreau hunger-and-thirst body soul We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander. Henry David Thoreau wander limits needs The savage in man is never quite eradicated. Henry David Thoreau lakes men war Your religion is where your love is. Henry David Thoreau love-life love life It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. Henry David Thoreau respect law motivational We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. Henry David Thoreau heartache optimistic inspirational Concord is just as idiotic as ever in relation to the spirits and their knockings. Most people here believe in a spiritual world ... in spirits which the very bullfrogs in our meadows would blackball. Their evil genius is seeing how low it can degrade them. The hooting of owls, the croaking of frogs, is celestial wisdom in comparison. Henry David Thoreau wisdom spiritual believe The cart before the horse is neither beautiful nor useful. Before we can adorn our houses with beautiful objects the walls must bestripped, and our lives must be stripped, and beautiful housekeeping and beautiful living laid for a foundation. Henry David Thoreau horse wall beautiful Every man casts a shadow; not his body only, but his imperfectly mingled spirit. This is his grief. Let him turn which way he will, it falls opposite to the sun; short at noon, long at eve. Did you never see it? Henry David Thoreau grief men fall Law never made men a whit more just. Henry David Thoreau law made men Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. Henry David Thoreau confidence tyrants anxiety I stand in awe of my body. Henry David Thoreau awe body healing Summer passes into autumn in some unimaginable point of time, like the turning of a leaf. Henry David Thoreau leafs autumn summer Why does it [government] always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels? Henry David Thoreau rebel government doe Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then. Henry David Thoreau fate trust track The slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur. Henry David Thoreau patriotism virtue noble
