Henry David Thoreau
United States
12 Jul 1817 // 6 May 1862
Writer / Author / Poet
12 Jul 1817 // 6 May 1862
Writer / Author / Poet
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It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
A government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it
That government is best which governs least
What wealth it is to have such friends that we cannot think of them without elevation
There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm
A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince
Tis healthy to be sick sometimes
Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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