Henry David Thoreau

I do not know how to distinguish between our waking life and a dream. Are we not always living the read more

I do not know how to distinguish between our waking life and a dream. Are we not always living the life that we imagine we are?

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true read more

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.

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

The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. read more

The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.