Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an...
It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability.
Thank God men cannot as yet fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth!
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.