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Henry David Thoreau Quotes about Innocence

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A man had better starve at once than lose his innocence in the process of getting his bread.

A man had better starve at once than lose his innocence in the process of getting his bread.

Henry David Thoreau
Men, Bread, Innocence
Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.415, Simon and Schuster

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

Henry David Thoreau
Soulmate, Literature, Innocence
Henry David Thoreau (1995). “Walden, Or, Life in the Woods”, p.203, Courier Corporation

Birds do not sing in caves, nor do doves cherish their innocence in dovecots.

Henry David Thoreau
Bird, Caves, Innocence
Henry David Thoreau (2016). “Walden”, p.22, Xist Publishing

Men are as innocent as the morning to the unsuspicious.

Henry David Thoreau
Morning, Men, Innocence
Henry David Thoreau (2016). “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers”, p.91, Xist Publishing

To the innocent there are neither cherubim nor angels.

Henry David Thoreau
Angel, Perfection, Innocence
Henry David Thoreau (1873). “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers”, p.390

All fables, indeed, have their morals; but the innocent enjoy the story.

Henry David Thoreau
Stories, Fables, Innocence
Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.3088, Delphi Classics

So near along life's stream are the fountains of innocence and youth making fertile its sandy margin; and the voyageur will do well to replenish his vessels often at these uncontaminated sources.

Henry David Thoreau
Life, Innocence, Youth
Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.580, Simon and Schuster

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