Henry David Thoreau

Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one already.

Henry David Thoreau

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (1849)

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden, Chapter 2, Where I Lived, and What I Lived For (1854)

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden, Chapter 2, Where I Lived, and What I Lived For (1854)

I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden, Chapter 5, Solitude (1854)

I love a broad margin to my life.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden, Chapter 4, Sounds (1854)

The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden, Chapter 2, Where I Lived, and What I Lived For (1854)