Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Drink Quotes

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

We are always paid for our suspicion by finding what we suspect.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

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,...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded...

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Simplify, simplify.

Simplify, simplify.