Quotes Henry David Thoreau

He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can ne...

The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in s...

But the place which you have selected for your camp, t...

We now no longer camp as for a night, but have settled...

I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, ...

I have a great deal of company in the house, especiall...

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to mys...

Heaven is under our feet, as well as over our heads.&#...

Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor ...

However mean your life is, meet it and live it:  ...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each da...

I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the de...

Only that day dawns to which we are awake. ...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors...

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as wel...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing...

Men are probably nearer the central truth in their sup...

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we d...

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have fr...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for...

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe wi...

Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!  I say, let y...

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for...

One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetab...