I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's atto…

Henry David Thoreau
1086 citations
I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2009). Walden, p.32, Cosimo, Inc.
Truth
12

More Author Quotes

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (1995). Walden, Or, Life in the Woods, p.30, Courier Corporation
He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in remembering the past ✨ Henry David Thoreau (1993). Civil Disobedience, and Other Essays, p.73, Courier Corporation
For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Odell Shepard (1961). The Heart of Thoreau's Journals, p.15, Courier Corporation
Whether the flower looks better in the nosegay than in the meadow where it grew and we had to wet our feet to get it! Is the scholastic air any advantage? ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Odell Shepard (1961). … ▶
I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2015). Thoreau on Nature: Sage Words on Finding Harmony with the Natural … ▶

I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2009). Walden, p.32, Cosimo, Inc.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes