A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.
Henry David Thoreau quote Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.
Henry David Thoreau quote An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
Henry David Thoreau quote All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.
Henry David Thoreau quote All endeavour calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. The fight to the finish spirit is the one... characteristic we must possess if we are to face the future as finishers.
Henry David Thoreau quote Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau quote A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
Henry David Thoreau quote A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colours, or the heavens without their azure.
Henry David Thoreau quote Biography
American 19th century author
