Showing posts with label Henry David Thoreau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henry David Thoreau. Show all posts

Desperation

From "Walden"

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
Henry David Thoreau, 1854


Nothing quiets the soul like classical music; for others, it may be the great outdoors. The day-to-day existence can catch one up and take them. Life runs its own pace; as Ralph Waldo Emerson quipped, "Hitch your wagon to a star." Enjoy life and all its bounty- it's there for the taking.

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