Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.
It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage.
I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage.
One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak read more
One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public. He will be stranger to him as he is more familiar to the audience. The longest intimacy could not foretell how he would behave then.
Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.
Don't be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.
I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but read more
I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but was easily quieted by a naked thief
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.
The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to read more
The words which express our faith and piety are not definite; yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.
There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.
There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspect.