Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago taken her resolution.
Henry David ThoreauOne piece of good sense would be more memorable than a monument as high as the moon.
Henry David ThoreauEvery child begins the world again, to some extent, and loves to stay outdoors, even in wet and cold. It plays house, as well as horse, having an instinct for it...At last we know not what it is to live in the open air, and our lives are domestic in more senses than we think.
Henry David ThoreauIn human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
Henry David ThoreauIt is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he may still properly have other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it, and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his support. If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders.
Henry David Thoreau