Maxioms by Henry David Thoreau
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.
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a read more
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.
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
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.
