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Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
The golden mean in ethics, as in physics, is the centre of the system and that about which all revolve, and though to a distant and plodding planet it be an uttermost extreme, yet one day, when that planet’s year is completed, it will be found to be central. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Good religious men, with the love of men in their hearts, and the means to pay their toll in their pockets. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Once I went so far as to slaughter a woodchuck which ravaged my bean-field,--effect his transmigration, as a Tartar would say,--and devour him, partly for experiment’s sake; but though it afforded me a momentary enjoyment, notwithstanding a musky flavor, I saw that the longest use would not make that a good practice, however it might seem to have your woodchucks ready dressed by the village butcher. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
But government in which the majority rule in all cases can not be based on justice, even as far as men understand it. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
So we saunter toward the Holy Land, till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than ever he has done, shall perchance shine into our minds and hearts, and light up our whole lives with a great awakening light, as warm and serene and golden as on a bankside in autumn. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
It is a great pleasure to escape sometimes from the restless class of Reformers. What if these grievances exist? So do you and I. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
No people ever lived by cursing their fathers, however great a curse their fathers might have been to them. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
But the divinest poem, or the life of a great man, is the severest satire.... The greater the genius, the keener the edge of the satire. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
A man may grow rich in Turkey even, if he will be in all respects a good subject of the Turkish government. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
How can he remember well his ignorance - which his growth requires - who has so often to use his knowledge? (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Many old people receive pensions for no other reason, it seems to me, but as a compensation for having lived a long time ago. (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape! (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Live in each season as it passes; breathe air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. Let them be your only diet drink and botanical medicines (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
To a small man every greater is an exaggeration (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Fire is the most tolerable third party (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
The bluebird carries the sky on his back (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
Law never made men a whit more just (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
It is never too late to give up our prejudices (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)
You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds (Henry David Thoreau Quotes)