Henry David Thoreau

Henceforth I shall sign my name Henry David Thoreau—Civil Engineer.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

Henceforth I shall sign my name Henry David Thoreau—Civil Engineer.

Prophet of nature’s loss 2009

When we learn to harness the power of self-love and self-acceptance and, to paraphrase Henry David Thoreau, "go boldly in the direction of our dreams," then, according to Trask, "our fear of failure cannot keep us from taking the risks we must take in order to win."

Heather Robinson: Bob Trask: An American Thinker 2009

This time away offered me some perspectives on how - to paraphrase Henry David Thoreau - I had become a tool of my tools.

Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk 2009

It’s Walden by Henry David Thoreau, which is my brother’s girl-friend’s favorite book, so I was very excited to read it.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 1999

It’s Walden by Henry David Thoreau, which is my brother’s girl-friend’s favorite book, so I was very excited to read it.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 1999

It’s Walden by Henry David Thoreau, which is my brother’s girl-friend’s favorite book, so I was very excited to read it.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 1999

The great writer Henry David Thoreau represented an entire generation of American intellectuals who denounced “games and amusements” and embraced “Spartan simplicity” as the only condition for happiness.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

I was shocked -- everyone had told me she never cried, except once at the Foundation for Economic Education FEE, a think tank for the ideas of Henry David Thoreau, when Ludwig von Mises -- the legendary free market economist -- had yelled at her.

Steve Mariotti: Remembering Ayn Rand Steve Mariotti 2011

When I was in high school, I came across these words by Henry David Thoreau: "In wildness is the preservation of the world."

Wallace J Nichols: Flipping the Switch: See the Wild, Find Yourself Wallace J Nichols 2011