"There is nothing more difficult to find..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“The indescribable innocence of and beneficence of Nature,-of sun and wind and rain, of summer and winter,-such health, such cheer, they afford forever!”

“Especially the transcendental philosophy needs the leaven of humor to render it light and digestible.”

“How can you expect the birds to sing when their groves are cut down?”

“Boys, you must strive to find your own voice, because the longer you wait to begin the less likely you are to find it at all.”

“Seek to know the power that is within you.”

“Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself.”

“The two Great Unknowns, the two Illustrious Conjecturabilities! They are the best known unknown persons that have ever drawn breath upon the planet.”

“The same relation exists between merchant and pirate, who for a long period are one and the same person: where the one function appears to them inadvisable, they exercise the other.”

“I'm African American / I'm African / I'm black as the moon.”