Henry David Thoreau Determined Quotations

We falsely attribute to men a determined character -- putting together all their yesterdays -- and averaging them -- we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is the silent poor indeed.

Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life? We are determined to be starved before we are hungry.

I was determined to know beans.