I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. -Henry David Thoreau

 

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.


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This quote is just one of 137 total Henry David Thoreau quotes in our collection. Henry David Thoreau is known for saying 'I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.

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Most people dread finding out when they come to die that they have never really lived.

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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

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