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- Not till we are lost, in other words, not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize the infinite extent of our relations.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- Most men would feel insulted if it were proposed to employ them in throwing stones over a wall, and then in throwing them back, merely that they might earn their wages. But many are no more worthily employed now.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- Water is the only drink for a wise man.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- There is more religion in men's science, than there is science in their religion.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- All perception of truth is the detection of an analogy.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets. Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, not even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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