collage+of+quotes+from+walden

used - "What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate." (1)

used - "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..." (1) (2)

used (but losable) - "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." (2)

"Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!" (3)

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." (3)

"The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior." (2)

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion." (3)

"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." (3)

"Our horizon is never quite at our elbows." (2)

"I am convinced, that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, thieving and robbery would be unknown." (2)

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hough there can be found numerous quotations through the length of the book, along with the different writings, I felt as though it was still not enough to capture all of the essence and knowledge available in //Walden//. Assembled here are a few short quotations that simply tie together Thoreau’s basis and information presented in his book. Each, though closely related, has its own piece of knowledge or aphorism that can speak differently in the lives of readers. I hope that Thoreau’s wisdom can be seen in these short snippets of what he had to say, and that with this, readers can gain from his teaching.
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