Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
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.
A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.
A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
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.
It is only when we forget out learning that we begin to know.
It is only when we forget out learning that we begin to know.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
