Men have become the tools of their tools.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found...

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most...

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Hurting someone with the truth is better than killing them with a lie.

Hurting someone with the truth is better than killing them with a lie.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...