Henry David Thoreau Quotes


Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul the work of the soul, and good for either the work of the other.


Citations

Thoreau, Henry David. The Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, Vol. 1. Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906, p. 182.

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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.