Quote by: Henry David Thoreau

A sentence should be read as if its author, had he held a plough instead of a pen, could have drawn a furrow deep and straight to the end.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenry David Thoreau
  • Description1817-1862 American author, abolitionist, naturalist
  • BornJuly 12, 1817
  • DiedMay 6, 1862
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Philosopher; Essayist; Autobiographer