How vain it is
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Velvet cushion
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. ~ Henry David Thoreau
The branches of evil
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Men have become the tools of their tools
“Men have become the tools of their tools.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
One must maintain a little bittle of summer
“One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.” ~ Henry David Thoreau