Quotes by Thoreau, Henry David

To regret deeply is to live afresh. >>

When I hear the hypercritical quarreling about grammar and style, the >>

He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton >>

Quotations about Battles

In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and t >>

No battle is worth fighting except the last one. >>

My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. >>

After all the field of battle possesses many advantages over the drawing-room. There at least is no room for pretension or excessive ceremony, no shaking of hands or rubbing of noses, which make one doubt your sincerity, but hearty as well as hard hand-play. It at least exhibits one of the faces of humanity, the former only a mask.

Thoreau, Henry David