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Quotes by Henry David Thoreau

American writer and philosopher, 1817–1862

Henry David Thoreau lived for two years in a cabin by Walden Pond and turned the experience into Walden (1854). His essay Civil Disobedience later inspired Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

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To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For”, 1854 Verified quote
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, “Economy”, 1854 Verified quote
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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Conclusion, 1854 Verified quote
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