The inhabitants of the Cape generally do not complain of their "soil," but will tell you that it is good enough for them to dry their fish on. Henry David Thoreau More Quotes by Henry David Thoreau More Quotes From Henry David Thoreau Poverty ... It is life near the bone, where it is sweetest. Henry David Thoreau bones poverty life Rescue the drowning and tie your shoestrings. Henry David Thoreau ties intellectual teaching The lakes are something which you are unprepared for; they lie up so high, exposed to the light, and the forest is diminished to a fine fringe on their edges, with here and there a blue mountain, like amethyst jewels set around some jewel of the first water, - so anterior, so superior, to all the changes that are to take place on their shores, even now civil and refined, and fair as they can ever be. Henry David Thoreau lakes rain lying A truly good book is something as natural, and as unexpectedly and unaccountably fair and perfect, as a wild-flower discovered on the prairies of the West or in the jungles of the East. Henry David Thoreau flower reading book Our last deed, like the young of the land crab, wends its way to the sea of cause and effect as soon as born, and makes a drop there to eternity. Henry David Thoreau land sea time We soon get through with nature. She excites an expectation which she cannot satisfy. Henry David Thoreau hope expectations I fear that I have not got much to say about Canada, not having seen much; what I got by going to Canada was a cold. Henry David Thoreau canada cold sarcastic Say, Not so, and you will out circle the philosophers. Henry David Thoreau philosopher circles philosophy It is the man determines what is said, not the words. Henry David Thoreau speech he-man men I have heard of many going astray even in the village streets, when the darkness was so thick you could cut it with a knife, as the saying is... Henry David Thoreau knives cutting crazy Observation is so wide awake, and facts are being so rapidly added to the sum of human experience, that it appears as if the theorizer would always be in arrears, and were doomed forever to arrive at imperfect conclusion; but the power to perceive a law is equally rare in all ages of the world, and depends but little on the number of facts observed. Henry David Thoreau law numbers science The process of discovery is very simple. An unwearied and systematic application of known laws to nature, causes the unknown to reveal themselves. Almost any mode of observation will be successful at last, for what is most wanted is method. Henry David Thoreau success science knowledge Sincerity is a great but rare virtue, and we pardon to it much complaining, and the betrayal of many weaknesses. Henry David Thoreau betrayal weakness complaining Only the traveling is good which reveals to me the value of home and enables me to enjoy it better. Henry David Thoreau tourism home travel We live thick and are in each other's way, and stumble over one another, and I think we thus lose some respect for one another. Henry David Thoreau respect way thinking We must take root; send out some little fibre at least, even every winter day. Henry David Thoreau roots winter littles Absolutely speaking, Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you is by no means a golden rule, but the best of current silver. An honest man would have but little occasion for it. It is golden not to have any rule at all in such a case. Henry David Thoreau honesty men mean Did ever a man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity, and find that there was no advantage in them - that it was a vain endeavor? Henry David Thoreau karma trying men I pray that the life of this spring and summer may ever lie fair in my memory. Henry David Thoreau summer memories lying I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. Henry David Thoreau father-son trust thinking
