Maxioms by Henry David Thoreau
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
I do not know how to distinguish between our waking life and a dream. Are we not always living the read more
I do not know how to distinguish between our waking life and a dream. Are we not always living the life that we imagine we are?
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances read more
Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have even lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor. -Henry David Thoreau.
Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science.
Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science.