The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

There never was and is not likely soon to be a nation of philosophers, nor...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

This world is but canvas to our imaginations

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the...

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

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.

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may...

Law never made men a whit more just.

Law never made men a whit more just.

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or...

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul.

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one...

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unnameable heresy of some wise man.

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

The knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew)...

The knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew)...

An educated man is one who knows a lot and says nothing about it.

An educated man is one who knows a lot and says nothing about it.