"We are all wise only in relation to a mathematical point, as the sailor or the fugitive slave fixes his eyes on the pole star; but it is sufficient control for our whole life. Maybe we won't get there within a predictable time, but we'll stay in the right direction anyway.
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Henry David ThoreauAll Translations
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We are all wise only in relation to a mathematical point, as the sailor or the fugitive slave fixes his eyes on the pole star; but it is sufficient control for our whole life. Maybe we won't get there within a predictable time, but we'll stay in the right direction anyway.
""Mind csupán egy matematikai ponthoz viszonyítva vagyunk bölcsek, mint ahogyan a hajós vagy a szökött rabszolga a sarkcsillagra függeszti szemét; de ez elegendő irányítás egész életünkre. Talán nem érünk révbe kiszámítható időn belül, de mindenesetre megmaradunk a helyes irányban."