Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul.
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessary of the soul.
We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.
We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.
The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other read more
The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.
The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task read more
The really efficient laborer will be found not to crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
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.
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
