Henry David Thoreau1817–1862The quotations of
Henry David Thoreau
American essayist, poet, and philosopher
1817–1862
81 quotes, most often on Life & Death, Government and Money. Part of the Writers collection.
- Life Without Principle (1863), p. 485
It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
Letter to Harrison Blake (November 16, 1857)- Walden (1854)In context
The law will never make men free; it is men who have got to make the law free.
“Slavery in Massachusetts” (1854)Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
Walden (1854), p. 375In contextHow vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
August 19, 1851The rich man… is always sold to the institution which makes him rich.
Civil Disobedience (1849)- Walden (1854), pp. 60-61In context
- Walden (1854), p. 10In context
- Walden (1854), p. 18In context
- Civil Disobedience (1849)
Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one.
Civil Disobedience (1849)In contextThat virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another’s. We see so much only as we possess.
Journal (22 June 1839)- A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849), Wednesday
