Reads tagged with “Henry David Thoreau”
Thoreau on How to Use Civil Disobedience to Advance Justice
“Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.”
The Art of Not-Having-to-Ask, from Buddhist Monks to Amanda Palmer by Way of Thoreau
How to unlearn everything our transactionalist culture has taught us about “the market” and relearn our natural open-handed generosity.
The Art of Constructive Criticism: Trailblazing Feminist Margaret Fuller Rejects Young Thoreau and Helps Him Improve His Writing
“I can have no advice or criticism for a person so sincere; but, if I give my impression of him, I will say, ‘He says too constantly of Nature, she is mine.’ She is not yours till you have been more hers.”
Thoreau on the Difference Between an Artisan, an Artist, and a Genius
“The bird of paradise is obliged constantly to fly against the wind.”
Thoreau on How Silence Ennobles Speech and the Ideal Space for Conversation
“There are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.”
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