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.
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.
We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.
We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.
The highest law gives a thing to him who can use it.
The highest law gives a thing to him who can use it.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, read more
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion--what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
