More quotes by Henry David Thoreau

"Men are born to succeed, not to fail."
"Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience."
"I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society."
"This world is but a canvas to our imagination."
"I am a happy camper so I guess I’m doing something right. Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder."