(Thoreau complete, minus the journals. A profound lived example of “To thine own self be true”. How to be an individual in the context of Nature.)
“I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.”
–Oscar Wilde
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
–Henry David Thoreau
“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.”
–Yiddish Proverb
“Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.”
–Betty Smith
“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
–Socrates
“Simplicity is the essence of happiness.”
–Cedric Bledso
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
–Mahatma Gandhi
“A well-spent day brings happy sleep.”
–Leonardo da Vinci
“Less is more.”
–Mies van der Rohe
“The art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
–Havelock Ellis
“It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see.”
–Henry David Thoreau
“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”
–Henry David Thoreau
“While we are postponing, life speeds by.”
–Seneca
“I go to Nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
–John Burroughs
“A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.”
–Joseph Addison
“It matters not how long we live, but how.”
–Philip James Bailey
“Expect nothing, live frugally on surprise.”
–Alice Walker
“There is enchantment right in front of you, waiting for you to notice.”
–Janet Luhrs
“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.”
–Rumi