Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Henry David Thoreau
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. He is closely associated with the transcendentalist movement and is best known for Walden and for his essay "Civil Disobedience". Walden reflects on simple living in natural surroundings. "Civil Disobedience" argues that citizens may resist an unjust state. Thoreau's writing often returns to independence, conscience, and a close attention to nature.
More from Henry David Thoreau (404 quotes) →Other sayings from Henry David Thoreau
- “I have the habit of attention to such excess, that my senses get no rest - but suffer from a constant strain.”Henry David Thoreau
- “The orator yields to the inspiration of a transient occasion, and speaks to the mob, before him, to those who…”Henry David Thoreau
- “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”Henry David Thoreau
- “Nature is as well adapted to our weakness as to our strength.”Henry David Thoreau
Fashion: more sayings
- “I'm quite interested in doing a film about fashion. As someone with no fashion taste whatsoever, I think it w…”Abi Morgan
- “As I raced out of the office, I could hear Emily rapid-fire dialing four-digit extensions and all but screami…”Lauren Weisberger
- “It will seem to many persons very inconsistent with their ideas of the dignity of a spirit that they should a…”Catherine Crowe
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Henry David Thoreau
Walden
On living deliberately.