Henry David Thoreau ( 10 of 165 )
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
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.
You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; read more
You must not know too much or be too precise or scientific about birds and trees and flowers and watercraft; a certain free-margin, and even vagueness - ignorance, credulity - helps your enjoyment of these things.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation ... A stereotyped but read more
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation ... A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.
If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention.
If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention.
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my read more
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer. -Henry David Thoreau.
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.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
