"There is considerable danger that a man..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
There is considerable danger that a man will be crazy between dinner and supper; but it will not directly answer any good purposethat I know of, and it is just as easy to be sane.
More by Henry David Thoreau
“The opportunities of living are diminished in proportion as what are called the "means" are increased.”
“For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done forever.”
“To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.”
More on Mind
“If you feed your mind as often as you feed your stomach, then you'll never have to worry about feeding your stomach or a roof over your head or clothes on your back.”
“Manushya (man) is a being with Manas (mind); and as soon as his thinking power goes, he becomes no better than an animal.”
“Thought is the strongest thing we have.”
More on Sanity
“and he would probably not agree with my conviction that a sense of humor is the main measure of sanity. But who can say for sure? Humor is a very private thing.”
“An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.”
“That in you which recognizes madness as madness (even if it is your own) is sanity, is the arising awareness, is the end of insanity.”