I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of gut and gravel.

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments...

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear...

I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear...

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall...

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall...