There they lived on, those New England people, farmer lives, father and grandfather and great-grandfather, on and on without noise, keeping up tradition, and expecting, beside fair weather and abundant harvests, we did not learn what. They were contented to live, since it was so contrived for them, and where their lines had fallen.
Henry David ThoreauA man will not need to study history to find out what is best for his own culture.
Henry David ThoreauAs a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind.
Henry David Thoreau