Famous quotes containing the words day and/or marks:
“To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will task the reader more than any exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training such as the athletes underwent, the steady intention almost of the whole life to this object.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of actionthe ability to pass directly from thought to action.”
—Eric Hoffer (19021983)
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