"You boast of spending a tenth part..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; may be you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it.
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“To the man who cherishes a secret in his breast, there is a still greater secret unexplored. Our most indifferent acts may be a matter for secrecy, but whatever we do with the utmost truthfulness and integrity, by virtue of its pureness, must be transparent as light.”
“The repugnance to animal food is not the effect of experience, but is an instinct. It appeared more beautiful to live low and farehard in many respects; and though I never did so, I went far enough to please my imagination.”
“Every man will be a poet if he can; otherwise a philosopher or man of science. This proves the superiority of the poet.”
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