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Thoreau pumpkin quote with a woman sitting on a pumpkin among henna flowers on a coloring sheetPage 42 of 60

Thoreau rather sit on a pumpkin than velvet cushion is a free coloring page for adults from our Positive Quotes Coloring Pages for Adults book. Henry David Thoreau's “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion” with a woman perched on a pumpkin among henna flowers. Prints clean on US Letter or A4.

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patterned hills on a coloring sheetI choose happy doodle scene with charactersPage 7 of 608Charles Schulz love and chocolate quote framed by hearts inside a dense flower mandalaSchulz all you need is love and chocolate heartsPage 8 of 609English proverb about kind hearts between bands of henna flowers leaves and paisleys on a coloring pageEnglish proverb kind hearts are gardensPage 9 of 6010Wayne Gretzky shots quote between patterned bands and henna borders on a coloring sheetGretzky miss shots you don't take ornate framePage 10 of 6011Confucius do not stop quote in a frame surrounded by geometric triangles and stripes on a coloring pageConfucius does not matter how slowly you goPage 11 of 6012Norman Vincent Peale belief quote between paisley bands each topped by a half mandalaNorman Vincent Peale remarkable success quotePage 12 of 6013Henry J Kaiser competition quote between horseshoe medallions and swirling tribal patterns on a coloring sheetHenry Kaiser live daringly relish competitionPage 13 of 6014Gibran be like a flower quote in a frame of henna leaves and petals on a coloring pageGibran be like a flower turn your face to the sunPage 14 of 6015Cicero gratitude quote beside a woman with a flower crown and flowing patterned hair on a coloring sheetCicero gratitude is the parent of all virtuesPage 15 of 6016Oprah Winfrey gratitude quote in a scalloped frame surrounded by dense flowers and leaves on a coloring pageOprah be thankful for what you have floral framePage 16 of 6017Attitude is everything lettering bursting from a sun with smiling doodle creatures on a coloring sheetAttitude is everything sunshine doodle scenePage 17 of 6018Gerald Good thankfulness quote in a frame surrounded by leaves and polka dot petals on a coloring pageGerald Good thankfulness will change your lifePage 18 of 6019Pierre Trudeau luck quote between bands of four petal medallions and swirls on a coloring sheetTrudeau luck is preparation meeting opportunityPage 19 of 6020Too positive to be doubtful affirmation over smiling doodle creatures and patterned waves on a coloring pageToo positive to be doubtful determined wave doodlePage 20 of 6021Don't quit your daydream lettering above a dreamy girl in swirling clouds and sunflowers on a coloring sheetDon't quit your daydream girl with cloudsPage 21 of 6022Maya Angelou success quote between bands of henna leaves and paisleys on a coloring pageMaya Angelou success is liking yourself paisleyPage 22 of 6023Albert Schweitzer happiness quote in a frame of flowers sunbursts and leaves on a coloring sheetSchweitzer happiness is the key to successPage 23 of 6024G K Chesterton gratitude quote in a frame surrounded by hearts and flower patterns on a coloring pageChesterton thanks are the highest form of thoughtPage 24 of 6025Robert Braathe gratitude and attitude quote with heart shaped letters in a leafy frame on a coloring sheetBraathe gratitude and attitude are choicesPage 25 of 6026T D Jakes gift from God quote between bands of leaves acorns and vines on a coloring pageTD Jakes each day is a gift from God leafy borderPage 26 of 6027Stanley Horowitz seasons quote in a frame surrounded by scattered autumn leaves on a coloring sheetHorowitz winter etching autumn mosaic seasons leavesPage 27 of 6028Aldo Leopold June quote in a studded frame surrounded by big blooming flowers on a coloring pageAldo Leopold June dozen species in a single dayPage 28 of 6029Life is beautiful lettering beside a long haired woman above smiling doodle creatures on a coloring sheetLife is beautiful smiling girl doodle scenePage 29 of 6030Nora Perry In June poem between bands of large flower medallions and diamonds on a coloring pageNora Perry sweet roses and daffodils in JunePage 30 of 6031Shoot for the moon quote with stars and a moon face among swirling waves on a coloring sheetShoot for the moon land among the starsPage 31 of 6032Wake up blessed not stressed lettering on a heart and ribbon among bold swirls on a coloring pageWake up blessed not stressed swirly heartPage 32 of 6033Alphonse Karr roses and thorns quote in an ornate heart trimmed frame on a coloring sheetAlphonse Karr thorns have roses heart framePage 33 of 6034Alice Walker thank you quote beside a praying woman with flowers in her hair on a coloring pageAlice Walker thank you is the best prayer goddessPage 34 of 6035Life is awesome lettering at the center of a bold checkered and petal mandalaLife is awesome circular mandala medallionPage 35 of 6036Positive action lettering on a patterned sunburst with a striped rainbow and waves on a coloring sheetPositive action sunburst with rainbow wavesPage 36 of 6037Do what is right not what is easy lettering above giant patterned paisleys on a coloring pageDo what is right not what is easy paisleysPage 37 of 6038She believed she could lettering in a woman's curly hair among doodles on a coloring sheetShe believed she could so she did doodlePage 38 of 6039Henry Ward Beecher flowers quote between bands of henna florals and leaves on a coloring pageBeecher singing rose whispering violet flower borderPage 39 of 6040Christopher Morley success quote in a frame ringed by palettes crayons smileys and hearts on a coloring sheetChristopher Morley one success own way framePage 40 of 6041Today is full of possible lettering beside a smiling sun and a dreamy woman on a coloring pageToday is full of possible smiling sun girlPage 41 of 6042Thoreau pumpkin quote with a woman sitting on a pumpkin among henna flowers on a coloring sheetThoreau rather sit on a pumpkin than velvet cushionYou are here43Chad Sugg trees quote beside a woman in a dress under a flowering tree on a coloring pageChad Sugg love the trees until their leaves fallPage 43 of 6044Thomas Moore last rose of summer poem in a frame surrounded by henna sunflowers on a coloring sheetThomas Moore last rose of summer left blooming alonePage 44 of 6045Thoreau gratitude quote in a frame surrounded by hearts leaves and teardrop patterns on a coloring pageThoreau grateful for what I am thanksgivingPage 45 of 6046April showers bring May flowers lettering between bands of paisleys and teardrop florals on a coloring sheetApril showers bring May flowers paisley borderPage 46 of 6047Leo Tolstoy spring quote between bands of round flowers and curling leaves on a coloring pageTolstoy spring is the time of plans and projectsPage 47 of 6048Rilke spring quote on a ribbon between flowers paisleys and patterned half circles on a coloring sheetRilke spring earth knows poems by heartPage 48 of 6049Emily Dickinson morning quote between bands of sun medallions and wavy patterns on a coloring pageEmily Dickinson sun touched morning life all springPage 49 of 6050Thoreau September sun quote in a frame surrounded by symmetrical mushrooms and seed pods on a coloring sheetThoreau warm September sun mushroom borderPage 50 of 6051Helen Hunt Jackson September poem between bands of pencils rulers and school supplies on a coloring pageHelen Hunt Jackson September with summers best of weatherPage 51 of 6052Mary Ellen Chase Christmas quote with Christmas trees laughing doodle creatures and town houses on a coloring sheetMary Ellen Chase Christmas is a state of mind doodlePage 52 of 6053Charles Dickens Christmas quote in a curved frame beside dense henna flowers and ornaments on a coloring pageDickens honor Christmas in my heart all yearPage 53 of 6054Peg Bracken Christmas quote in a swirling frame with hearts flowers and a clock on a coloring sheetPeg Bracken gifts of time and love for ChristmasPage 54 of 6055Norman Vincent Peale Christmas magic wand quote in a scalloped frame surrounded by florals on a coloring pageNorman Vincent Peale Christmas waves a magic wandPage 55 of 6056Hamilton Wright Mabie season of love quote in a checkered frame within a dense henna mandalaMabie blessed is the season conspiracy of lovePage 56 of 6057Taylor Swift winter scents quote flowing across bold henna flowers and paisley swirls on a coloring sheetTaylor Swift scents of winter pumpkin spice nutmegPage 57 of 6058John Geddes winter quote in an ornate frame surrounded by hearts and henna patterns on a coloring pageGeddes pray this winter be gentle and kindPage 58 of 6059William Blake seasons quote in a tilted frame surrounded by patterned panels on a coloring sheetWilliam Blake seed time learn winter enjoyPage 59 of 6060John Steinbeck summer and winter quote in a round frame at the center of a flower mandalaSteinbeck what good is summer without winter sweetnessPage 60 of 60
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About the Thoreau rather sit on a pumpkin than velvet cushion coloring page

This is page 42 of 60 in our free Positive Quotes Coloring Pages for Adults book, an autumn quote design. It is rated intricate and most adult colorists finish it in 2 to 3 hours. In our 2026 State of Adult Coloring report, 53% of colorists named colored pencils as their primary tool.

Coloring tip: Color the pumpkin bright orange and the VELVET CUSHION lettering a rich plum for contrast.

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