Henry David Thoreau: That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.

That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as w — Henry David Thoreau

That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.

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