Quote
1862·Concord, Massachusetts, USA
I am no more lonely than the loon in the pond that laughs so loud, or than Walden Pond itself. I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or a housefly, or a bumblebee. I am no more lonely than the Mill Brook, or a weathercock, or the north star, or the south wind, or an April shower, or a January thaw, or the first spider in a new house.
In my walks I would fain return to my senses. What business have I in the woods, if I am thinking of something out of the woods?
Methinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.
Henry David Thoreau·1862In my walks I would fain return to my senses. What business have I in the woods, if I am thinking of something out of the woods?
Thich Nhat Hanh·2006The present moment contains past and future. The secret of transformation, is in the way we handle this very moment.
Henry David Thoreau·1854Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.
