Henry David Thoreau Quotes


To the sick the doctors wisely recommend a change of air and scenery.


Citations

Thoreau, Henry David. Walden. Ticknor and Fields, 1854, p. 343.

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This is one of the earliest political recognitions in the 20th century that the significantly longer lifespan would extend the working life of many people and cause them to retire later. The left wing Labour Party at the time saw this as a positive happening. However, 60 years later, extending the age of retirement in England and the United States was very controversial even though the lifespan and health improved even more. Many people wanted to keep it at age 65 where it had been since the 1930s.


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.