He is the best sailor who can steer within the fewest points of the wind, and extract a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.


A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849)

Henry David Thoreau Quotes

He is the best sailor who can steer within the fewest points of the wind, and extract a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

He is the best sailor who can steer within the fewest points of the wind, and extract a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

He is the best sailor who can steer within the fewest points of the wind, and extract a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

He is the best sailor who can steer within the fewest points of the wind, and extract a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.