Henry David Thoreau. July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862 age 44
This man had a love for his existence, the gift of a spirit that knew the near perfection of nature and the value of freedom. No doubt he was well educated by whatever means, drew wisdom from much earlier ideas and lived as best he could by those ideals.
Whatever one thinks of the Bible I think that most would say there is some wisdom therein. This one particular thought is expressed by Henry David Thoreau.
The Bible, Matthew 6:19 King James Version
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and dust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and stea1:
Henry David Thoreau Walden (Or Life In The Woods)
“But men labor under a mistake. The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil for compost. By a seeming fate, commonly called necessity, they are employed, as it says in an old book, laying up treasures which moth and rust will corrupt and thieves break through and steal. It is a fool’s life, as they will find when they get to the end of it, if not before."
A few links about Henry David Thoreau
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