Vain Quote by Henry David Thoreau Download Open image “How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” — Henry David Thoreau ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Vain Writing
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A traveler who looks at things with an impartial eye may see what the oldest inhabitant has not observed. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The still youthful energies of the globe have only to be directed in their proper channel. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Concord's little arch does not span all our fate, nor is what transpires under it law for the universe. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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