Henry David Thoreau

God himself culminates in the present moment, and will never be more divine in the lapse of all the ages. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#age

Some men fish all their lives without knowing it is not really the fish they are after. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#men

Men say they know many things; But lo! they have taken wings, — The arts and sciences, And a thousand appliances; The wind that blows Is all that any body knows ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#ecology #science #art

The sail, the play of its pulse so like our own lives: so thin and yet so full of life, so noiseless when it labors hardest, so noisy and impatient when least effective. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#life

I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#walden #men

For if the truth were known, Love cannot speak, But only thinks and does; Though surely out 'twill leak Without the help of Greek, Or any tongue. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#friendship

To be alone was something unpleasant. But I was at the same time conscious of a slight insanity in my mood, and seemed to foresee my recovery. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#recovery

For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms, and did my duty faithfully, though I never received one cent for it. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#faith

Knowledge does not come to us by details, but in flashes of light from heaven. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#inspirational

It's not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about? ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#business