Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Only that day dawns to which we are awake.”

Only that day dawns to which we are awake. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “When, in some dreadful and ghastly dream…”

When, in some dreadful and ghastly dream, we reach the moment of greatest horror, it awakes us, thereby banishing all the hideous shapes that were born of the night. And life is a dream: when the moment of greatest horror compels us to break it off, the same thing happens. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “The man is richest whose…”

The man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Simplify, simplify…”

Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “When we are unhurried and wise…”

When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of reality. This is exhilarating and sublime. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “If by patience, if by watching…”

If by patience, if by watching, I can secure one new ray of light, can feel myself elevated… shall I not watch ever? Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

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

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts…”

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live, according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)