I would not have every man nor every part of a man cultivated, any more than I would have every acre of earth cultivated: part will be tillage, but the greater part will be meadow and forest, not only serving an immediate use, but preparing a mould against a distant future, by the annual decay of the vegetation which it supports.


The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (ed. 1803)

Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I would not have every man nor every part of a man cultivated, any more than I would have every acre of earth cultivated: part will be tillage, but...

I would not have every man nor every part of a man cultivated, any more than I would have every acre of earth cultivated: part will be tillage, but...

I would not have every man nor every part of a man cultivated, any more than I would have every acre of earth cultivated: part will be tillage, but...

I would not have every man nor every part of a man cultivated, any more than I would have every acre of earth cultivated: part will be tillage, but...