“What a singular destiny has been that of this remarkable man!-To be regarded in his own age as a classic, and in ours as a companion! To receive from his contemporaries that full homage which men of genius have in general received only from posterity; to be more intimately known to posterity than other men are known to their contemporaries!” MenHas BeensAgeKnownDestinyGeniusClassicRemarkableCompanionPosterityHomage Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“[on Thoreau:] For not a particle of respect had he to the opinions of any man or body of men, but homage solely to truth itself.” MenBodyTruthOpinionParticlesHomage Book:Thoreau Source: Thoreau