More From Henry David Thoreau
- "As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invariable order of society."
- "A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting."
- "Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are."
More In Time
- "I don’t generally feel anything until noon, then it’s time for my nap."― Oliver Wendell Holmes
- "I can’t stand the gossip of celebrities’ lives, all the time! Every minute!"― William Shatner
- "Having experienced everything you don’t want in a partner over time, it starts to narrow down to what you actually do want."― Jennifer Aniston