There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself. Henry David Thoreau Happiness
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. Henry David Thoreau Nature
In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society. Henry David Thoreau Society
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? Henry David Thoreau Space
It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature. Henry David Thoreau Sympathy
The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected. Henry David Thoreau Nature
Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve. Henry David Thoreau Learning
If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Henry David Thoreau Legal
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. Henry David Thoreau Great
It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man. Henry David Thoreau History
There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before. Henry David Thoreau Health
Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve. Henry David Thoreau Respect
The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. Henry David Thoreau Happiness