 I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.  Literature and Living - Page 49by Rollo La Verne Lyman, Howard Copeland Hill - 1925Full view - About this book
 | Wilson Flagg - 1872 - 550 pages
...live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." In such passages as this he unfolds the secret of his heart. When he speaks of economy and some other... | |
 | 1877 - 832 pages
...Thoreau : Hermit and Thinker. only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover...not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted... | |
 | University magazine - 1877 - 810 pages
...live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I emitl not learn what it bad to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that...not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear ; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted... | |
 | Wisconsin State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1879 - 362 pages
...to live deliberately, to find out the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. T did not wish to live what was not life; living is so dear; I wanted to live deep, and suck out all... | |
 | Wisconsin State Horticultural Society - Fruit-culture - 1879 - 362 pages
...live deliberately, to find out the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it bad to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. T did not wish to live what was not life; living is so dear; I wanted to live deep, and suck out all... | |
 | Education - 1921 - 744 pages
...live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I wanted to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad... | |
 | Margaret Sidney - Concord (Mass.) - 1888 - 120 pages
...live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. ... I wanted to live deep, and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to... | |
 | Jabez Thomas Sunderland, Brooke Herford, Frederick B. Mott - Liberalism (Religion) - 1890 - 676 pages
...live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover...not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted... | |
 | Havelock Ellis - Authors - 1890 - 268 pages
...live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover...not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted... | |
 | Peter Anderson Graham - Auteurs anglais - 1891 - 238 pages
...rewards of ambition were in his eyes only so many evil apparitions. It was a question of temperament. ' I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life,' but so do others who load themselves with cares and perplexities that they may with the burden still... | |
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