Wilderness/history

Famous quotes containing the words wilderness and/or history:

“It may seem strange that any road through such a wilderness should be passable, even in winter, when the snow is three or four feet deep, but at that season, wherever lumbering operations are actively carried on, teams are continually passing on the single track, and it becomes as smooth almost as a railway.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“A man will not need to study history to find out what is best for his own culture.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)