Famous quotes containing the words henry david, henry and/or david:
“Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is greatly overrated; and it is our selfishness which overrates it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Whatever evil voices may rage, Science, secure among the powers that are eternal, will do her work and be blessed.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
“No tree is so wedded to the water, and harmonizes so well with still streams.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)