More from Henry David Thoreau

  1. The Indian...stands free and unconstrained in Nature, is her inhabitant and not her guest, and wears her easily and gracefully. But the civ…
  2. A slight sound at evening lifts me up by the ears, and makes life seem inexpressibly serene and grand. It may be Uranus, or it may be in th…
  3. We are as much as we see. Faith is sight and knowledge. The hands only serve the eyes.
  4. We are apt to imagine that this hubbub of Philosophy, Literature, and Religion, which is heard in pulpits, lyceums, and parlors, vibrates t…
  5. Who looks in the sun will see no light else; but also he will see no shadow. Our life revolves unceasingly, but the centre is ever the same…
  6. One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors. To dwell long upon them is to add to the offense. Repentance and sorrow can only be…
  7. Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable. No day…
  8. And the cost of a thing it will be remembered is the amount of life it requires to be exchanged for it.

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