None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
Henry David ThoreauRead
The stars are the apexes of what wonderful triangles! What distant and different beings in the various mansions of the universe are contemplating the same one at the same moment!
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the beauty of the universe and the shared experience of different beings contemplating the stars.
Henry David Thoreau's quote invites us to appreciate the wonder of the stars as a symbol of a greater connection among all beings in the universe. It suggests that, despite the vast distances and differences between them, there is a shared moment of contemplation that unites us, highlighting both the beauty of nature and the interconnectedness of life.
Themes
StarsUniverseContemplationConnectionBeauty
In practice
Example use cases
During a night sky observation event, one might use this quote to inspire awe in participants.
More from Henry David Thoreau
All quotes βThrough want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling and spending their lives like servants.
Henry David ThoreauRead
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
Henry David ThoreauRead
Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable.
Henry David ThoreauRead
As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of spring is like the creation of Cosmos out of Chaos and the realization of the Golden Age.
Henry David ThoreauRead
That grand old poem called Winter
Henry David ThoreauRead
Similar quotes
Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.
Neil GaimanRead
Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.
Marcus Tullius CiceroRead
Live in the present moment. The past and future are nonexistent. Only the present can be grasped or, better, embraced.
Stephen HoughRead
The only unbearable thing is that nothing is unbearable.
Arthur RimbaudRead
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
SallustRead
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
Charles SpurgeonRead