Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

I guess it reveals my prejudice against Thoreau that I agree with this aphorism but wonder about the writer's real commitment to truth. Love, money, and fame may not have had much attraction for him, but I suspect that his own opinions were more important to him than truth.


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