"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 ha…"

"The other day, I was in the woods, and I saw a squirrel. And I thought, 'What a busy little fellow!' And then I thought, 'What am I doing with my life?'"

"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"

"I perceive that, when an old man has done what he has to do, and has said what he has to say, he is as ready to go as an old clock to strike."

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler."