"If a plant cannot live according to..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“As in many countries precious metals belong to the crown, so here more precious natural objects of rare beauty should belong to the public.”

“What is the value of any political freedom, but as a means to moral freedom?”

“Much of our poetry has the very best manners, but no character.”

“When you are not feeling particularly friendly but know you ought to be, the best thing you can do, very often, is to put on a friendly manner and behave as if you were a nicer person than you actually are. And in a few minutes, as we have all noticed, you will be really feeling friendlier than you were.”

“Want to impress others? Talk about your successes. Want to impact others? Talk about your failures.”

“It is a brave thing to have courage to be an individual; it is also, perhaps, a lonely thing. But it is better than not being an individual, which is to be nobody at all.”

“Every man has a choice between love of truth and love of repose. Love of repose brings him a solid reputation and peaceful life; love of truth keeps him in suspense. A man who loves truth respects the highest law of his being.”

“Everything passes. There is great beauty in this, both in the passing of pain and in the passing of pleasure. When things present themselves to you as permanent, don't believe it.”

“Most people stand on the dock of life waiting for their ship to come in when deep down inside they know it has never left port.”