Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Browse 25 quotes from Henry David Thoreau, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.”
“Every intention sets energy into motion, whether you are aware of it or not.”
“In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.”
“Build castles in the air, that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined.”
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”
“We can never have enough of nature.”
“People have become the tools of their tools.”
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”
“Men are born to succeed, not fail.”
“It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.”
“If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.”
“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”
“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.”
“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.”
“It is not enough to be busy. The question is: what are we busy about?”
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.”
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
“Since most of us spend our lives doing ordinary tasks, the most important thing is to carry them out extraordinarily well.”
“For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be. What is once well done, is well done forever.”
“Things do not change. We change.”
“The language of friendship is not words, but meanings.”
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”
