Henry David Thoreau Quotes on Knowledge
Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American philosopher, essayist, and naturalist, the second major figure of the Transcendentalist movement after Ralph Waldo Emerson, his mentor and friend. This page collects quotes attributed to Henry David Thoreau on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together, Dangling this way and that, their links Were made so loose and wide, Methinks, For milder weather.”
Sic Vita", st. 1. The Dial (July 1841) p. 81 -
“Sic Vita", st. 1. The Dial (July 1841) p. 81”
I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together, Dangling this way and that, their links Were made so loose and wide, Methinks, For milder weather. -
“Sic Vita", st. 6. The Dial (July 1841) p. 82”
But now I see I was not plucked for naught, And after in life's vase Of glass set while I might survive, But by a kind hand brought Alive To a strange place. -
“The Black Knight", l. 11. The Dial (October 1842) p. 180”
The life that I aspire to live No man proposeth me— No trade upon the street Wears its emblazonry.