Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreauwas an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government, an argument for disobedience to an unjust state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth12 July 1817
CountryUnited States of America
buy money necessity required wealth
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.
almost exception lead money ways
The ways by which you may get money almost without exception lead downward.
money men tunnels
You may raise enough money to tunnel a mountain, but you cannot raise money enough to hire a man who is minding his own business.
money men sometimes
Men will tell you sometimes that "money's hard." That shows it was not made to eat, I say.... Some of those who sank with the steamer the other day found out that money was heavy too.
money taken men
If there were one who lived wholly without the use of money, the State itself would hesitate to demand it of him. But the rich man--not to make any invidious comparison--is always sold to the institution which makes him rich.... Thus his moral ground is taken from under his feet.
money community pay
Those services which the community will most readily pay for, it is most disagreeable to render.
money men independence
It is remarkable that there are few men so well employed, so much to their minds, but that a little money or fame would commonly buy them off from their present pursuit.
money truth-is buried
The truth is, there is money buried everywhere, and you have only to go to work to find it.
life money mean
The opportunities of living are diminished in proportion as what are called the "means" are increased.
wise wisdom money
The community has no bribe that will tempt a wise man.
money permit difficult
It is difficult to begin without borrowing, but perhaps it is the most generous course thus to permit your fellowmen to have an interest in your enterprise.
money men rich
The rich man is always sold to the institution which makes him rich. Absolutely speaking, the more money, the less virtue.
money men one-in-a-million
Almost any man knows how to earn money, but not one in a million knows how to spend it.
money may way
The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.