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Quote of the Day: “It Is Not Enough to Be Industrious; So Are the Ants. What Are You Industrious About?” Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

Writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, who lived from 1817 to 1862, is best known for Walden, his account of living simply beside a pond near Concord, Massachusetts. He also wrote long, frank letters to friends, and one of them, sent to Harrison Blake on November 16, 1857, contains this challenge: “It is not enough … Read more

Quote of the Day: “Things Do Not Change; We Change” Henry David Thoreau

Quote of the Day: “Things Do Not Change; We Change” Henry David Thoreau

Writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, who lived from 1817 to 1862, built a cabin beside Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, in 1845 and lived there for two years, two months and two days. He turned that experiment into Walden, published in 1854, and ended the book with a chapter of short, direct advice. In … Read more