Henry David Thoreau Society Quotes

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What did Henry David Thoreau say about Society?

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

  • I had three chairs in my house one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
  • If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.
  • In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.

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

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

  • I had three chairs in my house one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.
  • If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.
  • In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.
  • What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
  • As in geology, so in social institutions, we may discover the causes of all past changes in the present invariable order of society.