I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and read more

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.

It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.

It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.

The Fear of Death often proves Mortal, and sets People on Methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.

The Fear of Death often proves Mortal, and sets People on Methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.

I am become death, shatterer of worlds.

I am become death, shatterer of worlds.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

The cost of living is dying, everybody pays.

The cost of living is dying, everybody pays.

I do not believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.

I do not believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.