Henry David Thoreau was an American philosopher and writer most famous for his work, Walden.

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American philosopher and writer. He is most famous for his work, Walden, the chronicle of his 2 year, 2 month, and 2 day stay at Walden Pond in a cabin he had built from his own hands. He went in search of simplicity and revelation following the death of his brother, John Jr. Thoreau was 28 years old when he took up this quest on July 4, 1845.

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"A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men."

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There are a thousand hacking at the branches of the evil to one who is striking at the root. -Henry David Thoreau

What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate. -Henry David Thoreau

Be not simply good; be good for something. -Henry David Thoreau

A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men. -Henry David Thoreau

When were the good and the brave ever in a majority? -Henry David Thoreau

Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life...When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. -Henry David Thoreau

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. -Henry David Thoreau

 

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