Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.

—Henry David Thoreau

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About Henry David Thoreau

Portrait of Henry David Thoreau

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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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.

—Henry David Thoreau

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

—Henry David Thoreau

That is mine which none can steal from me.

—Henry David Thoreau

Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.

—Henry David Thoreau

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

—Henry David Thoreau

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Enlightenment is not an attainment; it is a realization. When you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes. If a blind man realizes that he can see, has the world changed?

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I wouldn't mind being dead — it would be something new.

—Estelle Winwood, at age one hundred

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry; it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry; it'll change.

—John A. Simone Sr.

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Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.

—Mason Cooley

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

—Margaret Mead

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