• I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary.

    Henry David Thoreau: I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary.
    Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Illustrated)”, p.3143, Delphi Classics