"The fire is the main comfort of..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter
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“At present the globe goes with a shattered constitution in its orbit.... No doubt the simple powers of nature, properly directed by man, would make it healthy and a paradise; as the laws of man's own constitution but wait to be obeyed, to restore him to health and happiness.”
“The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through it.”
“Friends... they cherish one another's hopes. They are kind to one another's dreams.”
More on Comfort
“When I am in trouble, eating is the only thing that consoles me. Indeed, as any one who knows me intimately will tell you, I refuse everything except food and drink. At the present moment I am eating muffins because I am unhappy. Besides, I am particularly fond of muffins.”
“Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.”
“I always felt, if I can get to a library, I'll be OK.”
More on Nature
“They always say to Californians that we don't have seasons. Of course, that is not true. We have fire, flood, mud and drought.”
“Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed.”
“Nature spontaneously keeps us well. Do not resist her!”