Henry David Thoreau Quote

We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we anticipate the future with transcendental senses. In our sanest moments we find ourselves naturally expecting or prepared for far greater changes than any which we have experienced within the period of distinct memory, only to be paralleled by experiences which are forgotten.


Summer.-v.7. Autumn (ed. 1894)


We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we anticipate ...

We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we anticipate ...

We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we anticipate ...

We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we anticipate ...