Henry David Thoreau Life Quotes

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What did Henry David Thoreau say about Life?

Henry David Thoreau has written many quotes about Life. E.g.,

  • Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
  • Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
  • The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.

What are the top most famous Life quotes by Henry David Thoreau?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Life by Henry David Thoreau.

  • Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
  • Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
  • The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
  • There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living.
  • Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?
  • Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.
  • Live the life you've dreamed.
  • There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all combine to uphold.