Henry David Thoreau quotes

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It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Henry David Thoreau
Wisdom
It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.
Henry David Thoreau
History
Man
Remarkable
It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
Henry David Thoreau
Forget
Learning
It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious.
Henry David Thoreau
Culture
Sheep
It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
Henry David Thoreau
Ants
Question
It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.
Henry David Thoreau
Law
Respect
Right
It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise.
Henry David Thoreau
Clouds
Paradise
Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.
Henry David Thoreau
Love
Wisdom
Ignorance
Skill
It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.
Henry David Thoreau
Men
Clothes
Question
Rank
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
Henry David Thoreau
Silence
Tragedy
Words
It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.
Henry David Thoreau
Nature
Sympathy
Deep
Law
Man
Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.
Henry David Thoreau
Man
Instead of noblemen, let us have noble villages of men.
Henry David Thoreau
Men
In wilderness is the preservation of the world.
Henry David Thoreau
Wilderness
World
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.
Henry David Thoreau
Men