"The man of genius knows what he..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
The man of genius knows what he is aiming at; nobody else knows. And he alone knows when something comes between him and his object. In the course of generations, however, men will excuse you for not doing as they do, if you will bring enough to pass in your own way.
More by Henry David Thoreau
“He who eats the fruit should at least plant the seed; ay, if possible, a better seed than that whose fruit he has enjoyed.”
“Every New Englander might easily raise all his own breadstuffs in this land of rye and Indian corn, and not depend on distant andfluctuating markets for them. Yet so far are we from simplicity and independence that, in Concord, fresh and sweet meal is rarely sold in the shops, and hominy and corn in a still coarser form are hardly used by any.”
“Every child begins the world again.”
More on Genius
“All men of genius, and all those who have gained rank in the republic of letters, are brothers, whatever may be the land of their nativity.”
“After making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet.”
“A genius is a person who is seeing further and probing deeper than other people has a different set of ethical valuations from their and has energy enough to give effect to this extra vision and its valuations in whatever manner best suits his or her”
More on Purpose
“As many arrows, loosed several ways, come to one mark...so many a thousand actions, once afoot, end in one purpose.”
“Remember our words, then, and whatever is your aim let virtue be the condition of the attainment of your aim, and know that without this all possessions and pursuits are dishonourable and evil.”
“From the moment you entered this world of existence, a ladder was put in front of you so you could escape.”