Henry David Thoreau · Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
Often if an accident happens to a gentleman's legs, they can be mended; but if a similar accident happens to the legs of his pantaloons, there is no help for it; for he considers, not what is truly respectable, but what is respected.Henry David Thoreau · Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHe who gives himself entirely to his fellow-men appears to them useless and selfish; but he who gives himself partially to them is pronounced a benefactor and philanthropist.Henry David Thoreau · Walden
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