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Henry David Thoreau Quotes about Risk

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A person who chooses to die or to risk death demonstrates that there are values, principles, maxims, that are more valuable to him than is life itself. In short, he places his immortal self above his mortal self.

A person who chooses to die or to risk death demonstrates that there are values, principles, maxims, that are more valuable to him than is life itself. In short, he places his immortal self above his mortal self. Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are.

Henry David Thoreau
Writing, Self, Risk

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Henry David Thoreau
Running, Men, Risk
Henry David Thoreau (2009). “Walden”, p.100, Cosimo, Inc.

If a man is alive, there is always danger that he may die, though the danger must be allowed to be less in proportion as he is dead-and-alive to begin with. A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Henry David Thoreau
Running, Men, Risk
Henry David Thoreau (2016). “Walden”, p.111, Xist Publishing

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