Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Henry David Thoreau Quotes: You can hardly convince a man of an error in a lifetime, but must content yourself with the reflection that the progress of science is slow. If he is not convinced, his grandchildren may be.
         

You can hardly convince a man of an error in a lifetime, but must content yourself with the reflection that the progress of science is slow. If he is not convinced, his grandchildren may be.


Henry David Thoreau
Check all other quotes by Henry David Thoreau

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Henry David Thoreau Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 02 May. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/You-can-hardly-convince-a-man-of-646202>.





Check out


Other quotes of Henry David Thoreau


Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.



There is no remedy for love but to love more.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.



The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.



It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.



If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...



I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.



be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.

be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.



What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.



The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.

The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.



The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.

The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.





Other quotes you may like




The freedom that comes with globalization is freedom for the rich and powerful nations to further exploit and further marginalize those at the bottom of the social ladder.

The freedom that comes with globalization is freedom for the rich and powerful nations to further exploit and further marginalize those at the bottom of the social ladder.



I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.



Plutocracy too long tolerated leaves democracy on the auction block, subject to the highest bidder.

Plutocracy too long tolerated leaves democracy on the auction block, subject to the highest bidder.



I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.

I don't think I have the pulling power of Jim Carrey.



I just happen to think people are better off doing something they actually like.

I just happen to think people are better off doing something they actually like.



You don't need to beat yourself up in order to make God love you. Jesus already took your beating.

You don't need to beat yourself up in order to make God love you. Jesus already took your beating.



Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world.

Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world.



Saving the world happens one person at a time. Be at the front of the queue. Each one of us has to work hard to achieve our collective dream for a healthier planet.

Saving the world happens one person at a time. Be at the front of the queue. Each one of us has to work hard to achieve our collective dream for a healthier planet.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "You can hardly convince a man of an error in a lifetime, but must content yourself with the reflection that the progress of science is slow. If he is not convinced, his grandchildren may be.". Author of this quote is Henry David Thoreau. This quote is about grandchildren, men, may, lifetime, science, convinced, convince, reflection, progress,.