Quotes by Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings

Explore a curated collection of 7 quotes by Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Knowledge does not come to us by details, but in flashes of light from heaven. — Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings
There is on the earth no institution which Friendship has established; it is not taught by any religion; no scripture co — Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings
Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. — Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings
The childish and savage taste of men and women for new patterns keeps how many shaking and squinting through kaleidoscop — Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings
I hear of a convention to be held at Baltimore, or elsewhere, for the selection of a candidate for the Presidency, made — Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. — Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings
None can be an impartial or wise observer of human life but from the vantage ground of what we should call voluntary pov — Henry David Thoreau, Walden and Other Writings