It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.Henry David Thoreau
It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.Henry David Thoreau
It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive.Henry David Thoreau
Make the most of your regrets never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.Henry David Thoreau
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.Henry David Thoreau
Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.Henry David Thoreau
Misfortunes occur only when a man is false.... Events, circumstances, etc., have their origin in ourselves. They spring from seeds which we have sown.Henry David Thoreau
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts, of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.Henry David Thoreau
