Men Say They Know Many Things
Men say they know many things,
But lo’ they have taken wings, —
The arts and sciences,
And a thousand appliances,
The wind that blows
Is all that any body knows
Credit
This poem is in the public domain.
About this Poem
“Men Say They Know Many Things,” appeared in The Collected Poems of Henry Thoreau (Hendricks House, Inc, 1943).
Author
Henry David Thoreau
Although he thought of himself as a poet, Henry David Thoreau's most defining work was his book, Walden.
Date Published
01/01/1943