Henry David Thoreau

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.

The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task read more

The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put read more

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, read more

Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but read more

I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but was easily quieted by a naked thief