Thoreau Quotes for Earth Day.

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I am intrigued by how these quotes inspire me to think of things besides just "nature". Ecology, by any other name... Happy Earth Day, planet-mates! 

You only need sit still long enough in some attractive spot in the woods that all its inhabitants may exhibit themselves to you by turns.

from the chapter "Brute Neighbours"
in Walden

Perfect sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dewdrops, lakes, and diamonds.
from the Journal (June 20, 1840)

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names.

from the "Conclusion" to Walden

Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river which he frequented, as pleasantly as ever. The same everlasting serenity will appear in this face of God, and we will not be sorrowful, if he is not.

from a letter to Lucy Brown dated March 2, 1842, following the death of Thoreau's brother

"A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." -  The Ponds, Walden