Henry David Thoreau (12 July 1817 – 6 May 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
Biography information from
Wikiquote·
Portrait adapted from
Wikimedia Commons, B. D. Maxham (Public domain / CC0)
Also Known As
Birth Name:
David Henry Thoreau
Alternative Names:
Thoreau
•
Henry D. Thoreau
•
Henry Thoreau
Let me forever go in search of myself; never for a moment think that I have found myself; be as a stranger to myself, never a familiar, seeking acquaintance still. May I be to myself as one is to me whom I love, a dear and cherished object.
... this hunting of the moose merely for the satisfaction of killing him, —not even for the sake of his hide, —without making any exertion or running any risk yourself, is too much like going out by night to some wood-side pasture and shooting your neighbor's horses.
Try QuoteGPT
Chat naturally about what you need. Each answer links back to real quotes with citations.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
