The chief want, in every state that I have been into, was a high and earnest purpose in its inhabitants.
Henry David ThoreauI never yet knew the sun to be knocked down and rolled through a mud-puddle; he comes out honor-bright from behind every storm. Let us then take sides with the sun, seeing we have so much leisure.
Henry David ThoreauIt is desirable that a man be clad so simply that he can lay his hands on himself in the dark, and that he live in all respects so compactly and preparedly, that, if an enemy take the town, he can, like the old philosopher, walk out the gate empty-handed without anxiety.
Henry David ThoreauYou cannot receive a shock unless you have an electric affinity for that which shocks you.
Henry David Thoreau