One may almost doubt if the wisest man has learned anything of absolute value by living.
Henry David ThoreauIf we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.
Henry David ThoreauThe slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur.
Henry David Thoreau