In the streets and in society I am almost invariably cheap and dissipated, my life is unspeakably mean. No amount of gold or respectability would in the least redeem it,-- dining with the Governor or a member of Congress!! But…

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

If... the machine of government... is of such a nature that it requires you to...

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts,...

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

If you give money, spend yourself with it.

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let...

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.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he...

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day,...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

Life does not require us to make good; it asks only that we give our...

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

The broad highway to poverty and need - Is, much to build and many mouths...

The broad highway to poverty and need - Is, much to build and many mouths...

Poverty must have its satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people

Poverty must have its satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people