Henry David Thoreau quote: To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to ...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust.

~ Henry David Thoreau ~

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