That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.
Henry David ThoreauThe most stupendous scenery ceases to be sublime when it becomes distinct, or in other words limited, and the imagination is no longer encouraged to exaggerate it. The actual height and breadth of a mountain or a waterfall are always ridiculously small; they are the imagined only that content us.
Henry David ThoreauFor if we take the ages into our account, may there not be a civilization going on among brutes as well as men?
Henry David Thoreau