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Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American author, naturalist, philosopher. Thoreau is most famous for his book, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, first published in 1854.

There are hundreds of sage words of wisdom from this visionary that scale to the 21st century. I like to read such quotes from famous people of long ago eras and see how they equate to modern day environmental and green living ideas.

“Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.” This one seems fitting in today’s world. If we keep this in mind in our daily lives it will do us all good.

“If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.” Surely he was using absurdity to emphasize his points on the environment, as well as encouraging people to slow down and think.

“Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself?” Thoreau pretty much had the ashes to ashes part of this equation down. The earth and the environment is much greater than individuals and we should all keep that in mind.

Dear readers, we would love to hear some of your interpretations of Thoreau’s words and do please share some of your famous nature quotes with us.

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