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 It is pleasant to have been to a place the way a river went. Henry David Thoreau environmental rivers way The life in us is like the water in the river. It may rise this year higher than man has ever known it, and flood the parched uplands; even this may be the eventful year, which will drown out all our muskrats. It was not always dry land where we dwell. I see far inland the banks where the stream anciently washed, before science began to record its freshets. Henry David Thoreau land men years The man of genius knows what he is aiming at; nobody else knows. And he alone knows when something comes between him and his object. In the course of generations, however, men will excuse you for not doing as they do, if you will bring enough to pass in your own way. Henry David Thoreau excuse-you generations men But why should not the New Englander try new adventures - not lay so much stress on his grain, his potato and grass crop, and his orchards - and raise other crops than these? Why concern ourselves so much about our beans for seed, and not be concerned at all about a new generation of men. Henry David Thoreau stress adventure men If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone. Henry David Thoreau landscape names men I say, break the law. Henry David Thoreau morality lawyer law In most books, the I, of first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference. Henry David Thoreau self-reliance differences book We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking. Henry David Thoreau self-reliance remember firsts If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention Henry David Thoreau invention improvement science I do not know but thoughts written down thus in a journal might be printed in the same form with greater advantage than if the related ones were brought together into separate essays. Henry David Thoreau separation together might The virtues of a superior man are like the wind; the virtues of a common man are like the grass; the grass, when the wind passes over it, bends. Henry David Thoreau common wind men Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man cannot read, and a timid one would not be entertained by, which even make us dangerous to existing institution - such call I good books. Henry David Thoreau reading men book There are nowadays professors of philosophy, but not philosophers Henry David Thoreau professors philosopher philosophy Many college text-books, which were a weariness and stumbling-block when I studied, I have since read a little with pleasure and profit. Henry David Thoreau block education book Nature is doing her best each moment to make us well. Why, nature is but another name for health. Henry David Thoreau wells moments names I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth. Henry David Thoreau devil speak humility I am wont to think that men are not so much the keepers of herds as herds are the keepers of men. The former are so much the freer. Henry David Thoreau herds men thinking When any real progress is made, we unlearned and learn anew what we thought we knew before. Henry David Thoreau progress real made October is the month for painted leaves. Their rich glow now flashes round the world. As fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint just before they fall, so the year near its setting. October is its sunset sky; November the later twilight. Henry David Thoreau sunset twilight fall Let your walks now be a little more adventurous. Henry David Thoreau adventurous walks littles
