Quotes by Thoreau, Henry David

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a b >>

People die of fright and live of confidence. >>

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the >>

Quotations about Wit

He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts f >>

Wit is the only wall between us and the dark. >>

Sometimes we are inclined to class those who are once-and-a-half witte >>

Sometimes we are inclined to class those who are once-and-a-half witted with the half-witted, because we appreciate only a third part of their wit.

Thoreau, Henry David