Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with...

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...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

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 had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for...

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Men have become the tools of their tools.

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Every people have gods to suit their circumstances.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary,...

Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary,...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what...