Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made. Henry David Thoreau More Quotes by Henry David Thoreau More Quotes From Henry David Thoreau Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. Henry David Thoreau integrityinspirationalcheating Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. Henry David Thoreau mondayinspirationallove Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams. Henry David Thoreau best-friendlovefriendship We are constantly invited to be who we are. Henry David Thoreau invitedauthenticitywho-we-are I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board. Henry David Thoreau boardswinetruth What the essential difference between man and woman is, that they should be thus attracted to one another, no one has satisfactorily answered. Perhaps we must acknowledge the justness of the distinction which assigns to man the sphere of wisdom, and to woman that of love, though neither belongs exclusively to either. Man is continually saying to woman, Why will you not be more wise? Woman is continually saying to man, Why will you not be more loving? It is not in their wills to be wise or to be loving; but, unless each is both wise and loving, there can be neither wisdom nor love. Henry David Thoreau womendifferenceswise Simplicity is the law of nature for men as well as for flowers. Henry David Thoreau flowerlawmen If Nature is our mother, then God is our father. Henry David Thoreau naturegodmother They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little. Henry David Thoreau costpridelittles Why should I feel lonely? is not our planet in the Milky Way? Henry David Thoreau lonelyshouldway I saw a delicate flower had grown up two feet high Henry David Thoreau horseflowerlife That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau moneywisdomhappiness The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly. Henry David Thoreau inspiringloveway Nature doth thus kindly heal every wound. By the mediation of a thousand little mosses and fungi, the most unsightly objects become radiant of beauty. There seem to be two sides of this world, presented us at different times, as we see things in growth or dissolution, in life or death. And seen with the eye of the poet, as God sees them, all things are alive and beautiful. Henry David Thoreau two-sideseyebeautiful Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. Henry David Thoreau respectappreciatelove My profession is to be always on the alert to find God in nature, to know his lurking-places, to attend all the oratorios, the operas in nature. Henry David Thoreau operanatureuplifting And now that we have returned to the desultory life of the plain, let us endeavor to import a little of that mountain grandeur into it. We will remember within what walls we lie, and understand that this level life too has its summit, and why from the mountain-top the deepest valleys have a tinge of blue; that there is elevation in every hour, as no part of the earth is so low that the heavens may not be seen from, and we have only to stand on the summit of our hour to command an uninterrupted horizon. Henry David Thoreau walllifelying I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government Henry David Thoreau freedomgovernmentjustice Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Henry David Thoreau perseverancesuccesswitty I cannot but regard it as a kindness in those who have the steering of me that, by the want of pecuniary wealth, I have been nailed dawn to this my native region so long and steadily, and made to study and love this spot of earth more and more. What would signify in comparison a thin and diffused love and knowledge of the whole earth instead, got by wandering? The traveler's is but a barren and comfortless condition. Wealth will not buy a man a home in nature-house nor farm there. The man of business does not by his business earn a residence in nature, but is denaturalized rather. Henry David Thoreau kindnesshometravel
