To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, not even to found a school… — Henry David Thoreau
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, not even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live accordingly to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust.
Walden · 1854
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Thoreau, Henry David. "Economy." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.
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Thoreau, Henry David. "Economy." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.