As the least drop of wine tinges the whole goblet, so the least particle of truth colors our whole life.
Henry David ThoreauI am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
Henry David ThoreauIn the love of narrow souls I make many short voyages but in vain-I find no sea room-but in great souls I sail before the wind without a watch, and never reach the shore.
Henry David ThoreauI turned my face more exclusively than ever to the woods, where I was better known.
Henry David ThoreauAn ordinary man will work every day for a year at shoveling dirt to support his body, or a family of bodies; but he is an extraordinary man who will work a whole day in a year for the support of his soul. Even the priests, men of God, so called, for the most part confess that they work for the support of the body.
Henry David Thoreau