"It is said that some Western steamers..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
It is said that some Western steamers can run on a heavy dew, whence we can imagine what a canoe may do.
More by Henry David Thoreau
“Duty is one and invariable; it requires no impossibilities, nor can it ever be disregarded with impunity.”
“We rarely meet a man who can tell us any news which he has not read in a newspaper, or been told by his neighbor; and, for the most part, the only difference between us and our fellow is that he has seen the newspaper, or been out to tea, and we have not.”
“The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show.”
More on Imagination
“We should endeavor practically in our lives to correct all the defects which our imagination detects.”
“The 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.”
“No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.”