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  1. A quotation from Thoreau

    If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.

    Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
    Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)

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  2. Many an object is not seen, though it falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within the range of our intellectual ray, ie, we are not looking for it. So, in the largest sense, we find only the world we look for.
    -- Henry David Thoreau (Journal, July 2, 1857)

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  3. Many an object is not seen, though it falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within the range of our intellectual ray, ie, we are not looking for it. So, in the largest sense, we find only the world we look for.
    -- Henry David Thoreau (Journal, July 2, 1857)

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    #Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa

  4. Many an object is not seen, though it falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within the range of our intellectual ray, ie, we are not looking for it. So, in the largest sense, we find only the world we look for.
    -- Henry David Thoreau (Journal, July 2, 1857)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #HenryDavidThoreau #Attention #Inattention

    #Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa

  5. Many an object is not seen, though it falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within the range of our intellectual ray, ie, we are not looking for it. So, in the largest sense, we find only the world we look for.
    -- Henry David Thoreau (Journal, July 2, 1857)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #HenryDavidThoreau #Attention #Inattention

    #Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa

  6. Many an object is not seen, though it falls within the range of our visual ray, because it does not come within the range of our intellectual ray, ie, we are not looking for it. So, in the largest sense, we find only the world we look for.
    -- Henry David Thoreau (Journal, July 2, 1857)

    #Wisdom #Quotes #HenryDavidThoreau #Attention #Inattention

    #Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa