"I must walk toward Oregon, and not..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
I must walk toward Oregon, and not toward Europe. And that way the nation is moving, and I may say that mankind progress from east to west. We go eastward to realize history and study the works of art and literature, retracing the steps of the race; we go westward as into the future, with a spirit of enterprise and adventure.
More by Henry David Thoreau
“The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.”
“Solitude is not measured by the miles of space that intervene between a man and his fellows. The really diligent student in one of the crowded hives of Cambridge college is as solitary as a dervis in the desert.”
“Writing may be either the record of a deed or a deed. It is nobler when it is a deed.”
More on Progress
“Our pride has grown in the last twenty-five years, though others don't understand it and underestimate it.”
“The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity of the nation.”
“I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.”