Henry David Thoreau Quotes


Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.


Citations

Thoreau, Henry David. "Life Without Principle." The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 12, no. 72, Ticknor and Fields, Oct. 1863, p. 486.

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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
  • Born: July 12, 1817
  • Died: May 6, 1862
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.