3,409 Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

We communicate like the burrows of foxes, in silence and darkness, under ground. We are undermined by faith and love.

The great poem must have the stamp of greatness as well as its essence.

Associate reverently, and as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts.

I have lately got back to that glorious society called Solitude.

I think that no experience which I have today comes up to, or is comparable with, the experiences of my boyhood.

The volatile truth of our words should continually betray the inadequacy of the residual statement.

The tavern will compare favorably with the church.

Every child begins the world again, to some extent, and loves to stay outdoors, even in wet and cold. It plays house, as well as horse, having an instinct for it...At last we know not what it is to live in the open air, and our lives are domestic in more senses than we think.

I know of no redeeming qualities in myself but a sincere love for some things, and when I am reproved I fall back on to this ground.