Henry David Thoreau Quotes about Effort

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If the work is high and far, You must not only aim aright, But draw the bow with all your might.

Inspirational, Positive, Effort

"The Portable Thoreau".

By a conscious effort of the mind we can stand aloof from actions and their consequences; and all things, good and bad, go by us like a torrent.

Effort, Mind, Action

Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.387, Delphi Classics

A man's whole life is taxed for the least thing well done. It is its net result.

Life, Men, Effort

Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.89, Delphi Classics

There must be the... generating force of Love behind every effort destined to be successful.

Successful, Love Is, Effort

Henry David Thoreau (2011). “The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861”, p.110, New York Review of Books

Moral reform is the effort to throw off sleep.

Sleep, Effort, Reform

Henry David Thoreau (1882). “Walden”, p.142