Henry David Thoreau Quotes

“Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience

topic:truth justice

“The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience

topic:truth

“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

topic:time eternity

“I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

topic:knowledge self experience

“If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience

topic:freedom nature

“all good things are wild and free.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walking

topic:freedom goodness

“There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience

topic:freedom power

“Things do not change; we change.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

topic:self change

“I have . . . my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

topic:self sun stars

“We should be men first, and subjects afterward.”

― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience

topic:men democracy

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