Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.
Henry David ThoreauI often accuse my finest acquaintances of an immense frivolity; for, while there are manners and compliments we do not meet, we donot teach one another the lessons of honesty and sincerity that the brutes do, or of steadiness and solidity that the rocks do. The fault is commonly mutual; however, for we do not habitually demand any more of each other.
Henry David ThoreauI think the fall from the farmer to the operative as great and memorable as that from the man to the farmer.
Henry David ThoreauAt a certain season of our life we are accustomed to consider every spot as the possible site of a house.
Henry David Thoreau