Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Ch. Quotes

A collection of quotes by Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Ch..

Henry David Thoreau was an influential American writer, philosopher, and naturalist who lived from 1817 to 1862. He is best known for his book "Walden," in which he reflects on his experiences living a simple and self-sufficient life in a cabin near Walden Pond. Thoreau's writings explored themes of individualism, simplicity, and the importance of living in harmony with nature. His work, including essays and lectures, had a significant impact on the Transcendentalist movement and continues to inspire people to appreciate the beauty of the natural world.

Nay, be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought. Every man is the lord of a realm beside which the earthly empire of the Czar is but a petty state, a hummock left by the ice. Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their graves, but have no sympathy with the spirit which may still animate their clay. Patriotism is a maggot in their heads.What was the meaning of that South-Sea Exploring Expedition, with all its parade and expense, but an indirect recognition of the fact that there are continents and seas in the moral world to which every man is an isthmus or an inlet, yet unexplored by him, but that it is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals, in a government ship, with five hundred men and boys to assist one, than it is to explore the private sea, the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean of one's being alone.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Ch.

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