To say that a man is your Friend means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy.
Henry David ThoreauA distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would recommend to him the profession of a governor.
Henry David ThoreauWhat stuff is the man made of who is not coexistent in our thought with the purest and sublimest truth?
Henry David Thoreau