Quotation by

Henry David Thoreau

The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.

Henry David Thoreau

Time

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Thoreau is saying that natural forces like air and water shape stone more effectively than human-made tools because they act slowly and patiently over long periods. This highlights how time, combined with gentle, consistent effort, can create results that force and speed cannot achieve.

More by this author

All quotes by Henry David Thoreau →

More quotes about Time

See all →

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.

No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time.

It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job.

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides.

A lot of people would be embarrassed to admit that they were on 'Barney', but I embrace the fact. I just had such a wonderful time doing that show. I learned what a camera and prop is, and all that. …