Henry David Thoreau - We are as much as we see. Faith is sight and

We are as much as we see. Faith is sight and knowledge. The hands only serve the eyes.

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Thoreau, Henry David. The Journal of Henry D. Thoreau. Edited by Bradford Torrey and Francis H. Allen, vol. 1, Houghton Mifflin, 1906, p. 248.

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About the Author

Henry David Thoreau

Born: July 12, 1817
Died: May 6, 1862
Nationality: American
Profession: Author

Biography

Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

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