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Henry David Thoreau Quotes
«A town is saved, not more by the righteous men in it than by the woods and swamps that surround it»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| Keywords:
righteous, surround, swamps, The Swamp, woods
«I only desire sincere relations with the worthiest of my acquaintance, that they may give me an opportunity once in a year to speak the truth.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| About:
Opportunity,
Relationships,
Truth
| Keywords:
acquaintance, worthiest
«It is a great art to saunter»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| Keywords:
saunter, sauntered, sauntering
«The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| Keywords:
bloom, delicate, finest, fruits, handling, preserved, The Finest
«The success of great scholars and thinkers is commonly a courtier-like success, not kingly, not manly.»