When we want culture more than potatoes, and illumination more than sugar-plums, then the great resources of a world are taxed and drawn out, and the result, or staple production, is, not slaves, nor operatives, but men,—those rare fruits called heroes, saints, poets, philosophers, and redeemers.
– Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist
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Tags: art, life, photography, poetry/writing, politics
January 30, 2009 at 9:37 am |
the seeking of wisdom is a rare thing these days.
lets hope we can change that.