"In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high."
― Henry David Thoreau
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Men
― Henry David Thoreau
More From Henry David Thoreau
- "Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something."
- "If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?"
- "Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape!"
More In Men
- "The best way to fill time is to waste it."― Marguerite Duras
- "Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter."― Benjamin Disraeli
- "Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."― William Shakespeare