Quotes by Thoreau, Henry David

The perch swallows the grub-worm, the pickerel swallows the perch, and >>

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds. >>

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. >>

Quotations about Hospitality

I have heard people eat most heartily of another man's meat, that is, >>

We'll teach you to drink deep ere you depart. >>

Nowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got the ma >>

Nowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got the mason to build one for yourself somewhere in his alley, and hospitality is the art of keeping you at the greatest distance.

Thoreau, Henry David