Henry David Thoreau Quote

A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would recommend to him the profession of a governor.


A Yankee in Canada: With Anti-slavery and Reform Papers (ed. 1866)


A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would...

A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would...

A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would...

A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would...