

“Every child begins the world again, to some extent, and loves to stay outdoors, even in wet and cold. It plays house, as well as horse, having an instinct for it...At last we know not what it is to live in the open air, and our lives are domestic in more senses than we think.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods

“It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods

“There are nowadays professors of philosophy, but not philosophers.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods

“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
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