"I have heard of a minister, who..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
I have heard of a minister, who had been a fisherman, being settled in Bridgewater for as long a time as he could tell a cod froma haddock. Generous as it seems, this condition would empty most country pulpits forthwith, for it is long since the fishers of men were fishermen.
More by Henry David Thoreau
“History has neither the venerableness of antiquity, nor the freshness of the modern. It does as if it would go to the beginning ofthings, which natural history might with reason assume to do; but consider the Universal History, and then tell us,--when did burdock and plantain sprout first?”
“In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.”
“Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.”
More on Profession
“Two of the most frustrated trades are dentists and photographers - dentists because they want to be doctors, and photographers because they want to be painters.”
“Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has the moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere.”
“I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.”
More on Authenticity
“The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones.”
“Some people have a large circle of friends while others have only friends that they like.”
“The faster you blurt, the more swiftly you write, the more honest you are.”