Tag Archives: Henry David Thoreau

Thought For the Day: Goodness Is the Only Investment That Never Fails

Posted on December 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” – Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)      

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Thought For the Day: What Is the Use of A House If You Haven’t Got A Tolerable Planet To Put It On?

Posted on September 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” – Henry David Thoreau    

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Thought For the Day: Music Can Make Us Feel Invulnerable and Related to All of Time

Posted on June 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” – Henry David Thoreau     

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Thought For the Day: The World Is But A Canvas To the Imagination

Posted on March 5, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.” –  Henry David Thoreau      

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Thought For the Day: Music Makes Us All A Little Immortal

Posted on December 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“When I hear music, I fear no danger.  I am invulnerable.   I see no foe.  I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” – Henry David Thoreau This post dedicated to a blogger who made me … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Are the Sculptor of Your Life

Posted on December 2, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and bones.” – Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) In this present life, what we choose to do and not do; consume and not consume; believe … Continue reading →

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Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Stonehenge – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted on July 29, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s biggest long term influence in culture was first and foremost as the leader of the transcendentalist movement in mid-19th century America.  As such, he was seen as championing individualism and a leading critic of the pressures from … Continue reading →

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