It would be well, perhaps, if we were to spend more of our days and nights without any obstruction between us and the celestial bodies, if the poet did not speak so much from under a roof, or the saint dwell there so long. Birds do not sing in caves, nor do doves cherish their innocence in dovecots.
Henry David ThoreauThere is always room and occasion enough for a true book on any subject; as there is room for more light the brightest day and more rays will not interfere with the first.
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 ThoreauWhen you travel to the Celestial City, carry no letter of introduction. When you knock, ask to see God,--none of the servants.
Henry David Thoreau