Henry David Thoreau Quotes


Some simple dishes recommend themselves to our imaginations as well as palates.


Citations

Thoreau, Henry David. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. James Munroe and Company, 1849, p. 238.

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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.