Henry David Thoreau's Reading Quote #2

Henry David Thoreau’s “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For”

“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts”

Here Thoreau is discussing artistic talent. He says being able to make a something beautiful is a great talent like painting a picture or carving a statue. But to be able to make one’s environment beautiful or to be able to make a day more special than others is true talent. Taking advantage of everyday, being able to make everyday a new beginning and more special than the rest is the most difficult talent to maintain.