Walden by Thoreau Part 7
1. “To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will task the reader more than any exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training … Continue reading →
1. “To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will task the reader more than any exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training … Continue reading →
1. “When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. This is always exhilarating and sublime.” … Continue reading →
Yes we are back to my new mentor: HENRY DAVID THOREAU: 1. “The millions are awake enough for physical labor; but only one in a million is awake enough for effective intellectual exertion, only one in a hundred millions to … Continue reading →
If you think I LIKE Thoreau then you are 100% CORRECT! 1. “There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest … Continue reading →
Sorry I have not been able to do this sooner. We just have had the Arctic Express barrel through western North Carolina for the past several days taking us to below ZERO where I am. I had to quickly learn … Continue reading →
You might wonder why I selected to share for next several days what the great American writer Henry David Thoreau has to say in his classic Walden. I was blown away when I started reading it! Thoreau could have been … Continue reading →