December 2011
62 posts
“The life of man is the incessant walk of nature, wherein every moment is a step...”
– Henry David Thoreau, Walden (via monstrum-anima-operta)
“I fear that the character of my knowledge is from year to year becoming more...”
– Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 27 august 1851. (via emptybrain)
caliginosus:
The Blog of Henry David Thoreau: the shore of my Ithaca…Thoreau’s Journal: 07-Jul-1845
I am glad to remember to-night, as I sit by my door, that I too am at least a remote descendant of that heroic race of men of whom there is tradition. I too sit here on the shore of my Ithaca, a fellow-wanderer and survivor of Ulysses. How symbolical, significant of I know not what,...
“Always the general show of things
Floats in review before my mind,
And such...”
– Henry David Thoreau, from: “Inspiration” (via wonderfulambiguity)
Today is dedicated to Gratitude
markbartels:
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual… O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.
Henry David Thoreau
“Thoreau said “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Don’t be resigned to...”
– John Keating, Dead Poets Society (via fuckyeahdeadpoetssociety)
We Recommend: Walden
awakenourworld:
Have you ever wanted to live in harmony with nature, to feel the connectedness of man and the world around him? Henry David Thoreau maps out a plan to made this happen in his book, Walden. As much as man’s individuality as it is about the beauty of nature, Walden changes with every read. Challenging but beautiful, this book will make you rethink many things you thought you held...
“By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man. My interest in the...”
– Henry David Thoreau (via eudaimonist)
“In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via collegetao)
“Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via gypsylegs)
“One says to me, “I wonder that you do not lay up money; you love to travel; you...”
– Walden by Henry David Thoreau (via asphyxiatingonwords)
Finally bought Walden.
softseaofpillows:
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Thoreau is such a boss. He knows his shit.
“To be alone was something unpleasant. But I was at the same time conscious of a...”
– Henry David Thoreau (via prostheticbrain)
“Every nail driven should be as another rivet in the machine of the universe, you...”
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Henry David Thoreau, Walden (via greatrelease)
I just finished reading Walden
prostheticbrain:
and I my brain is overflowing with wisdom. It may explode. That was one incredible book. As corny as it sounds, it really helped me do a lot of self-exploration. It’s way better than any other generic self help book I’ve ever read. I totally recommend it for anyone who seeks more insight into themselves and into nature.
“Dress a scarecrow in your last shift, you standing shiftless by, who would not...”
– WALDEN, H.D. Thoreau (via emptybrain)
“I saw a distant river by moonlight, making no noise, yet flowing, as by day,...”
– Thoreau (via savaka)
feelingrimm:
“ All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed,...”
– Henry David Thoreau (via kohr)
“Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via i-fell-in-love-with-melancholy)
“Behave so that the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of...”
– Henry David Thoreau (via kbwanderlust)
Let's pull a Thoreau and run off into the woods,...
asphyxiatingonwords:
Finished Walden. I feel empty now. I think this is how you’re supposed to feel when you read a damn good book. It’s like a loved one has moved away. You still have contact, but never again will it be the same.
