Maxioms by Henry David Thoreau
We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.
We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.
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.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. read more
The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, read more
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.