Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in milk.
Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in milk.
Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.
Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.
Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.
Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.
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.
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.
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
