Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Quote | Page # | Respect for intuitions: “In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism…” | 1 | Withdrawal from labor and competition:“I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from my neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord.” | 1 | Pursuit of a critical, solitary lifestyle: “Some have asked me what I got to eat; if I did not feel lonesome; if I was not afraid; and the like.” | 1 | Consciousness of the disproportion between a person’s facilities and work provided for them. ““If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” | 57 | Repel influences: “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” | 23 | Shun general society: I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms.” | 15 | An appreciation for nature, specifically nature’s symbolism: “A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” | 121 |

Life in rural settings | | Work and play in solitude:“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” | 68 | Not good for citizens or members of society—unwilling to bear their part of public and private burdens. | | Childlike, joyous, affectionate, susceptible, more than average wishes to be loved: “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” | 87 | Make extreme demands on human nature | | Disappointed in humanity: “Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” | 212 | Sociable: “Say what