The chief want, in every state that I have been into, was a high and earnest purpose in its inhabitants.
Henry David ThoreauI trust that some may be as near and dear to Buddha, or Christ, or Swedenborg, who are without the pale of their churches.
Henry David ThoreauWhen a man's conscience and the laws clash, it is his conscience that he must follow.
Henry David ThoreauI would remind my countrymen that they are to be men first, and Americans only at a late and convenient hour.
Henry David ThoreauGod is alone,-but the devil, he is far from being alone; he sees a great deal of company; he is legion.
Henry David ThoreauThe mode of clearing and planting is to fell the trees, and burn once what will burn, then cut them up into suitable lengths, rollinto heaps, and burn again; then, with a hoe, plant potatoes where you can come at the ground between the stumps and charred logs; for a first crop the ashes suffice for manure, and no hoeing being necessary the first year. In the fall, cut, roll, and burn again, and so on, till the land is cleared; and soon it is ready for grain, and to be laid down.
Henry David Thoreau