Henry David Thoreau — "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."

"I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will but live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations a…"

"I had three pieces of limestone on my desk, but I was terrified to find that they required to be dusted daily, when the furniture of my mind was all undusted still, and I threw them out the window in …"

"I have traveled a good deal in Concord."

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."