He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.

—Henry David Thoreau

About Henry David Thoreau

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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...

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What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we do?

—Henry David Thoreau

Liberty, equality—bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice; and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.

—Henry David Thoreau

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

—Henry David Thoreau

If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.

—Henry David Thoreau

[Water is] the only drink for a wise man.

—Henry David Thoreau

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What's the use of worrying? It never was worthwhile.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

—Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest.

We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies.

—Etty Hillesum

There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub.

—Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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