Logo
I do not value any view of the universe into which man and the ins

I do not value any view of the universe into which man and the institutions of man enter very largely and absorb much of the attention. Man is but the place where I stand, and the prospect hence is infinite. – Henry David Thoreau, journal, 1852 April 2nd

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Humankind
category

Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man — who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

Category:
Humankind

Man is the only trained animal who expects his reward before he does his trick. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Category:
Humankind

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded. – Gustave Flaubert

Category:
Humankind

Men are cruel, but Man is kind. – Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, 1916

Category:
Humankind

Random Quotes

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information. – Peter Ustinov

Category:
Courage

Gil Thorpe is a great diversion and is to book writing as poetry is to prose. – Jerry B. Jenkins

Category:
Poetry

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person. – Anne Bancroft

Category:
Anniversary

I dont think of myself as hot or cool or anything, just a dork. – Ashley Olsen

Category:
cool