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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

American - Author | July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Henry David Thoreau

Time You Without Eternity Could

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

Henry David Thoreau

Happiness Faith Fruit Seed Better

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.

Henry David Thoreau

Me Thought Compliment Answer Paid

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

Henry David Thoreau

Women Tea Gossip News Old Over

We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

Henry David Thoreau

Alone Men Man Thinking Lonely Go

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.

Henry David Thoreau

Health Sick Healthy Sometimes Tis

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Henry David Thoreau

Innocence Neighbors Through Own Our

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.

Henry David Thoreau

Dawn Learn Infinite Expectation Keep

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Henry David Thoreau

Man Never Savage Quite Eradicated

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

Henry David Thoreau

Alone Man Rich Things He Proportion

Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.

Henry David Thoreau

Justice Sweet Injustice Harsh

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

Henry David Thoreau

Men Quiet Desperation Resignation

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