Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this service we lay them aside. — Henry David Thoreau
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. — Henry David Thoreau
Books are to be distinguished by the grandeur of their topics even more than by the manner in which they are treated. — Henry David Thoreau
As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past — Henry David Thoreau
As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. — Henry David Thoreau
A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town. — Henry David Thoreau
Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape! — Henry David Thoreau
All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. — Henry David Thoreau
All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning. — Henry David Thoreau
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. — Henry David Thoreau
Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him. — Henry David Thoreau
As for style of writing, if one has anything to say, it drops from him simply and directly — Henry David Thoreau
Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. — Henry David Thoreau
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. — Henry David Thoreau
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. — Henry David Thoreau
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. — Henry David Thoreau
A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then.. — Henry David Thoreau
Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined. — Henry David Thoreau
If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent — Henry David Thoreau