Henry David Thoreau — Spiritual Quotes

157 quotes · Writer, Philosopher

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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

Spiritual

“When you travel to the Celestial City, carry no letter of introduction. When you knock, ask to see God,--none of the servants.”

Cities Letters Clergy

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

Spiritual

“You must ascend a mountain to learn your relation to matter, and so to your own body, for it is at home there, though you are not.”

Home Body Mountain

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Spiritual

“Man emulates earth Earth emulates heaven Heaven emulates the Way The way emulates nature.”

Inspirational Life Positive

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Spiritual

“The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?”

Men Honor

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Spiritual

“Men reverence one another, not yet God.”

Men Reverence

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Spiritual

“You must converse much with the field and the woods if you would imbibe such health into your mind and spirit as you covet for your body”

Mind Body Woods

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Spiritual

“I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I did. They say that characters were engraven on the bathing tub of King Tching-thang to this effect: "Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again."”

Life Religious Kings

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Spiritual

“Of course it is of no use to direct our steps to the woods, if they do not carry us thither. I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit.... What business have I in the woods, if I am thinking of something out of the woods?”

Thinking Journey Hiking

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Spiritual

“When I would go a-visiting, I find that I go off the fashionable street,--not being inclined to change my dress,--to where man meets man, and not polished shoe meets shoe.”

Men Fashion Shoes

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Spiritual

“It is not when I am going to meet him, but when I am just turning away and leaving him alone, that I discover what God is. I say, God. I am not sure that that is the name. You will know what I mean.”

Mean Names God

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Spiritual

“Pray, for what do we move ever but to get rid of our furniture, our exuviæ; at last to go from this world to another newly furnished, and leave this to be burned?”

World Moving Simplicity

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Spiritual

“We go on dating from Cold Fridays and Great Snows; but a little colder Friday, or greater snow would put a period to man's existence on the globe.”

Men Winter Friday

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