More quotes by Henry David Thoreau

"To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust."
"Men are born to succeed, not to fail."
"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake."
"Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still."
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."