Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance...
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
It is pleasant to have been to a place the way a river went.
—Kelsie Leverich in The Valentine’s Arrangement
Love is when you don't have to be with another person to touch their heart!