Prejudices and Proof

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It is never too late to give up our prejudices. No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.

Waldon by Henry David Thoreau

Resignation and Desperation

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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

Waldon by Henry David Thoreau

The Tyrant of Self

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Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.

Waldon by Henry David Thoreau

Delicate Bloom of Self

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The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.

Waldon by Henry David Thoreau

The Literary “I”

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I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience.

Waldon by Henry David Thoreau