Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor am I certain it is desirable that there should be.

Henry David ThoreauAuthor · American · 1817 – 1862
More from Henry David Thoreau
#Nation
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third. — Voltaire
  • If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. — Ronald Reagan
  • Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest. — Mohandas Gandhi
  • Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve. — Henry David Thoreau
  • If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see. — Henry David Thoreau
  • All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning. — Henry David Thoreau
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026