Henry David Thoreau Quote – “I was not born to be forced…”

I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), Living Book, The Search

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “If I were to discover…”

If I were to discover that a certain kind of stone by the pond-shore was affected, say partially disintegrated, buy a particular natural sound, as of a bird or insect, I see that one could not be completely described without describing other. I am that rock by the pond side. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), Living Book, The Search

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “I know of no more encouraging fact…”

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of a man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavour. It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and […]

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), Living Book, The Search

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “I have found that no exertion of the legs…”

I have found that no exertion of the legs can bring two minds much nearer to one another. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), Living Book, The Seeker

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “By a conscious effort of the mind…”

With thinking we may be beside ourselves in a sane sense. By a conscious effort of the mind we can stand aloof from actions and their consequences, and all things, good and bad, go by us like a torrent. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), Living Book, The Search

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “If you have built castles in the air…”

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), Living Book, The Seeker

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Public opinion is a weak tyrant…”

Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)