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When you knock, ask to see God — none of the servants. - Thoreau

How much nature herself suffers from drought! It seems quite as much as she can do to produce these crops. - Thoreau

And so the seasons went rolling on into summer, as one rambles into higher and higher grass. - Thoreau

I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers. - Thoreau

The walls that fence our fields, as well as modern Rome, and not less the Parthenon itself, are all built of ruins. - Thoreau

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. - Thoreau

In a world of peace and love, music would be the universal language. - Thoreau

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds. - Thoreau

Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit. - Thoreau