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 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 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)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Money is not required…”
Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Heaven is under our feet…”
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Man is the slave and prisoner…”
Man is the slave and prisoner of his own opinion of himself. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “The millions are awake enough for physical labor…”
The millions are awake enough for physical labor; but only one in a million is awake enough for effective intellectual exertion, only one in a hundred millions to a poetic or divine life. To be awake is to be alive… We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the […]
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “If a man constantly aspires…”
If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated? Did ever a man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity, and find that there was no advantage in them — that it was a vain endeavor? Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “A simple and independent mind…”
A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Every morning was a cheerful invitation…”
Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself… The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour… some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night. Little is to be expected of that day, if […]