Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths, while reality is fabulous. If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life ... would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights' Entertainments.
Henry David ThoreauThat virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another s. We see so much only as we possess.
Henry David ThoreauA man's whole life is taxed for the least thing well done. It is its net result.
Henry David ThoreauUnder a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
Henry David Thoreau