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
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Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.
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I am never rich in money, and I am never meanly poor.
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It requires more than a day's devotion to know and to possess the wealth of a day.
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Wealth cannot purchase any great private solace or convenience. Riches are only the means of sociality.
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Color, which is the poet's wealth, is so expensive that most take to mere outline sketches and become men of science.
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Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth.
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The only wealth is life.
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Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.
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A man's wealth is measured by what he doesn't need.
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Wealth is measured by the level of experience in all aspects of life
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Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.
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. . . I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days. . . .
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Wealth can't buy heath, but heath can buy wealth.
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What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?