 In short, 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 live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It...  Walden - Pagina 74door Henry David Thoreau - 1904 - 256 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1854 - 792 pagina’s
...we will live simply and wisely ; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should...sweat of his brow, unless he sweats easier than I do." There is nothing of the mean or sordid in the economy of Mr. Thorean, though to some his simplicity... | |
 | 1854 - 704 pagina’s
...we will live simply and wisely ; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should...' of his brow, unless he sweats easier than I do." There is nothing of the mean or sordid in the economy of Mr. Thorean, though to some his simplicity... | |
 | 1857 - 676 pagina’s
...we will live simply and wisely ; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should...sweat of his brow, unless he sweats easier than I do." There is nothing of the mean or sordid in the economy of Mr. Thoreau, though to some his simplicity... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1858 - 432 pagina’s
...more time for that particular one. He learned, however, by his experiment, ' that it is not necessary a man should earn his living by the sweat of his brow : and to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1882 - 278 pagina’s
...we will live simply and wisely ; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should...told me that he thought he should live as I did, if ha had the means. I would not have any one adopt my mode of living on any account ; for, beside that... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 536 pagina’s
...simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificialj It is not necessary that a man should earn his living by the sweat of his brow, unless ho ••asier than I do. One yonng man of my acquaintance, who has inherited some acres, told me that... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1898 - 330 pagina’s
...building, earning only what I wanted and sticking i<i my proper work. The fact is man need not live by the sweat of his brow — unless he sweats easier than I d5— he needs so little. For twd years and tw5 months all my expenses have amounted t5 but 27 cent*... | |
 | George Willis Cooke - 1902 - 224 pagina’s
...building, earning only what I wanted and sticking to my proper work. The fact is man need not 136 live by the sweat of his brow — unless he sweats easier than I do — he needs so little. For two years and two months all my expenses have amounted to but 27 cents... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1906 - 418 pagina’s
...we will live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should...than I do. One young man of my acquaintance, who has innerited some acres, told me that he thought he should live as I did, if he had the means. I would... | |
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