The inhabitants of the Cape generally do not complain of their "soil," but will tell you that it is good enough for them to dry their fish on. Henry David Thoreau More Quotes by Henry David Thoreau More Quotes From Henry David Thoreau I long for wildness, a nature which I cannot put my foot through, woods where the wood thrush forever sings, where the hours are early morning ones, and there is dew on the grass, and the day is forever unproved, where I might have a fertile unknown for a soil about me. Henry David Thoreau nature feet morning As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. Henry David Thoreau transcendentalism time memories Thus the State never intentionally confronts a man's sense, intellectual or moral, but only his body, his senses. It is not armed with superior wit or honesty, but with superior physical strength. I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Henry David Thoreau fashion honesty men By avarice and selfishness, and a groveling habit, from which none of us is free, of regarding the soil as property, or the means of acquiring property chiefly, the landscape is deformed, husbandry is degraded with us, and the farmer leads the meanest of lives. He knows Nature but as a robber. Henry David Thoreau landscape selfishness mean The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild, and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World Henry David Thoreau nature west names 'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes. Henry David Thoreau healthy sick health Being is the great explainer. Henry David Thoreau being-sad literature inspirational It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not, it was of the last importance only to be present at it. Henry David Thoreau rising doubt morning No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well. Henry David Thoreau lasts truth giving There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before. Henry David Thoreau possibility sick may Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life? We are determined to be starved before we are hungry. Henry David Thoreau waste live-in-the-moment time When a man truly commits, the universe will conspire to assure his success. Henry David Thoreau commit universe men It's not enough to be busy. Henry David Thoreau enough busy action I do not wish to kill nor to be killed, but I can foresee circumstances in which these things would be by me unavoidable. Henry David Thoreau circumstances would-be wish When will the world learn that a million men are of no importance compared with one man? Henry David Thoreau liberty men world If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life. Henry David Thoreau doing-you running men Time cannot bend the line which God has writ. Henry David Thoreau lines What is once well done is done forever. Henry David Thoreau inspiration forever integrity A town is saved, not more by the righteous men in it, than by the woods and swamps that surround it. Henry David Thoreau swamps righteous-man men We rarely meet a man who can tell us any news which he has not read in a newspaper, or been told by his neighbor; and, for the most part, the only difference between us and our fellow is that he has seen the newspaper, or been out to tea, and we have not. Henry David Thoreau differences tea men
