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“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary.
- Henry David Thoreau Quotes (Author of Walden) - Goodreads
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” ―...
- Walden Quotes by Henry David Thoreau - Goodreads
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,...
- Henry David Thoreau Quotes (Author of Walden) - Goodreads
Nov 9, 2020 · "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover...
- Simplify your life. Don't waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don't burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have.
- It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see. Henry David Thoreau.
- Think for yourself, or others will think for you without thinking of you. Henry David Thoreau. Thinking Of You, Thinking, Think For Yourself.
- What would human life be without forests, those natural cities? Henry David Thoreau. Nature, Cities, Climate.
- Henry David Thoreau quotes from BrainyQuote.com "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
Finally, the obscure mystical side of Thoreau—which makes him often appear more of a visionary than a philosopher—is evident in his famous phrase “to live deliberately.” On a literal level, he wishes to choose his path of life independently and thoughtfully, subject to his own deliberation and no one else’s.
