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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.
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- “כמעט כל בני האדם יודעים כיצד להרוויח את כספם, אך אין זה אלא אחד ממיליון היודע איך לבזבזו.”Henry David Thoreau
- “מוטב לטפח כבוד אל הטוב מאשר אל החוק.”Henry David Thoreau
- “עלינו להיות קודם כל אנשים, ואחר כך נתינים.”Henry David Thoreau
- “תחת ממשל אשר שם בני אדם במעצר ללא הצדקה, מקומו של אדם ישר הוא בבית כלא.”Henry David Thoreau
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Walden
On living deliberately.