Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher best known for his book Walden and his essay "Civil Disobedience".
Do not be shackled by the opinions of those who have not walked the path you blaze.
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
Seek not to change the world, but to understand it. Then, perhaps, a change will find you.
Cultivate not just the mind, but the capacity for wonder.
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
To truly see the world, one must sometimes look away from the well-trodden path.
True progress is not measured by speed, but by the direction of our hearts.
The cost of anything is the life you trade for it. Choose wisely what you spend your days upon.
Rather than seeking to change the world, strive to truly understand it.
Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends.
To truly possess something, one must first be willing to let it go.
The greatest journey is not always to a new place, but a new perspective.
The path to wisdom is paved with the cobblestones of mistakes.
The cost of comfort is often the forfeiture of one's potential.
The journey inward is longer than any outward voyage.
Let silence cultivate your thoughts; only speak when they bloom.
Simplicity is not merely an absence of complexity, but a conscious choice to refine and distill.
Simplify the noise, amplify the silence. Therein lies the truest conversation with oneself.
Seek not to possess the world, but to truly experience it.
He who seeks to find himself in the approval of others, will surely lose himself entirely.
To truly see, one must shed the preconceived notions that cloud the lens of perception.
Do not be governed by the clock, but by the compass of your own being.
Every morning is a fresh canvas; paint it with intention, not obligation.
We are rich not by what we possess, but by what we can do without.
Every walk is a lesson, every sunset a poem, if we but open our senses to receive them.
The journey inward is the most arduous, yet it is the only one that leads to true riches.
The pursuit of wealth often obscures the riches already possessed.
Let your life be a poem, not a ledger. Measure success in moments of beauty, not columns of numbers.
The path to wisdom is paved with the cobblestones of our own mistakes.
The cost of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
The greatest journey is not measured in miles, but in the depths of self-discovery.
The true cost of anything is the life you trade for it.
Let the wildness within guide your steps, but let reason hold the reins.
The cost of a thing is the amount of life one exchanges for it.
Let us not be too particular, it is better to have old secondhand thoughts than none at all.
That government is best which leaves its citizens free to live deliberately.
Do not be swayed by the clamor; let your own quiet observation be your guide.
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. Ensure the exchange is worthy.
Simplicity is not merely the absence of clutter, but the presence of clarity.
The cost of anything is not measured in coin, but in the portion of your life you exchange for it.
The cost of anything is the life you trade for it.
To be truly awake is to be constantly surprised by the ordinary.
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