3,409 Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

The rays which stream through the shutter will be no longer remembered when the shutter is wholly removed.

Alles, was unserer körperlichen Ernährung und Pflege dient, lassen wir uns mehr kosten als unsere geistige Ernährung.

Who shall say what prospect life offers to another? Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?

Toda nuestra vida es sorprendentemente moral. No hay un instante de tregua entre la virtud y el vicio.

It's not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.Viešoji nuomonė - ne toks baisus tironas kaip savoji. Tai, ką žmogus galvoja apie save, kaip tik ir lemia arba greičiau rodo jo likimą.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

In the long run, you hit only what you aim for.

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.