Should not every apartment in which man dwells be lofty enough to create some obscurity overhead, where flickering shadows may play at evening about the rafters? Henry David Thoreau More Quotes by Henry David Thoreau More Quotes From Henry David Thoreau A goal is a dream taken seriously. Henry David Thoreau taken goal dream When a man's conscience and the laws clash, it is his conscience that he must follow. Henry David Thoreau clash law men I wish to learn what life has to teach, and not, when I come to die, discover that I have not truly lived. Henry David Thoreau teach dies wish When the farmer has got his house, he may not be the richer but the poorer for it, and it be the house that has got him... a man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone. Henry David Thoreau house numbers men I think it would be worth the while to introduce a school of children to such [an oak grove], that they may get an idea of the primitive oaks before they are all gone, instead of hiring botanists to lecture to them when it is too late. Henry David Thoreau children school thinking A simple woman down in Tyngsborough, at whose house I once stopped to get a draught of water, when I said, recognizing the bucket, that I had stopped there nine years before for the same purpose, asked if I was not a traveler, supposing that I had been traveling ever since, and had now come round again. Henry David Thoreau simple supposing-that years All endeavour calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. Henry David Thoreau toil lasts shapes The scenery when it is truly seen reacts on the life of the seer. Henry David Thoreau seers scenery Endeavor to live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau endeavor live-life Let go of the past and go for the future. Henry David Thoreau bright-future letting-go past There are various tough problems yet to solve, and we must shift to live, betwixt spirit and matter, such a human life as we can. Henry David Thoreau tough spirit matter Health requires this relaxation, this aimless life. This life in the present. Henry David Thoreau aimless-life this-life relaxation He who parades his virtues seldom leads the parade. He who puts up with insult invites injury. Health requires this relaxation, this aimless life. This life in the present. Henry David Thoreau aimless-life insult relaxation I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness. Henry David Thoreau apology sorry men Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. Henry David Thoreau powerful humorous witty All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning. Henry David Thoreau family faith morning It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive. Henry David Thoreau anger imagination heart Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors. Henry David Thoreau soulmate innocence literature Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent. Henry David Thoreau hate literature love In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high. Henry David Thoreau dream education running
