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People Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- City life is millions of people being lonesome together.
- The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted…
- Most people dread finding out when they come to die that they have never really lived.
- If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints…
- People die of fright and live of confidence.
- The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more, if the government had…
- We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect. [So why not suspect good rather than bad in events, people and life…
- The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.
- When the leaves fall, the whole earth is a cemetery pleasant to walk in. . . . How beautifully they go to their graves! How…
- I have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who understood the art of Walking, that is, of taking…
- It is tranquil people who accomplish much.
- When the first light dawned on the earth, and the birds awoke, and the brave river was heard rippling confidently seaward, and the nimble early…
- Perchance, coming generations will not abide the dissolution of the globe, but, availing themselves of future inventions in aerial locomotion, and the navigation of space,…
- Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.
- What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.
- Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.
- How earthy old people become --moldy as the grave! Their wisdom smacks of the earth. There is no foretaste of immortality in it. They remind…
- Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle