"Though the youth at last grows indifferent,..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
Though the youth at last grows indifferent, the laws of the universe are not indifferent, but are forever on the side of the most sensitive.
More by Henry David Thoreau
“I am struck by the simplicity of light in the atmosphere in the autumn, as if the earth absorbed none, and out of this profusion of dazzling light came the autumnal tints.”
“f the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go; perchance it will wear smooth - certainly the machine will wear out... but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine. What I have to do is to see, at any rate, that I do not lend myself to the wrong which I condemn.”
“One can hardly imagine a more healthful employment, or one more favorable to contemplation and the observation of nature.”
More on Universe
“It's all perfect, this Universe we are in. Slow down and enjoy it all.”
“Enthusiasm is when the universe creates through you. You are involved in a creative act. You are bringing something new into this world. When that energy comes in, you feel an intense aliveness that flows into what you do. That is enthusiasm.”
“Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space.”
More on Sensitivity
“My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.”
“A sensitive boy's humiliations may be very good fun for ordinary thick-skinned grown-ups; but to the boy himself theyareso acute, so ignominious, that he cannot confess themcannot but deny them passionately.”
“What do we have in common with the rosebud, which trembles because a drop of dew lies on its body?”