Henry David Thoreau Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
Birthday: July 12
Death: May 6
If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?
source: Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.366, Penguin
topic: Work, Humble, Mean, Elevating
