Do not seek so anxiously to be developed?
“Do not seek so anxiously to be developed, to subject yourself to many influences to be played on; it is all dissipation. Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.
Shall we with pains erect a heaven of blue glass over ourselves though when it is done we shall be sure to gaze still at the true ethereal heaven far above as if the former were not?
Shall we with pains erect a heaven of blue glass over ourselves, though when it is done we shall be sure to gaze still at the true ethereal heaven far above, as if the former were not? . . . are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means, which should be more disreputable.
What do you think Thoreau meant by truth?
What Thoreau meant by “truth” was that which lies beyond us, far away from the superficialities of daily life. He identified with the above quotation because he saw that the world of wealth, fame, and material possessions was ultimately antithetical to the truth, and so he chose to retreat from it.
What does humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights mean?
3. Thoreau writes, “Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.” What does he mean? When Thoreau writes the statement, “humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights,” he con- veys the idea that a person does not need to necessarily boast to highlight their qualities and themselves to other people.
What does if a man does not keep pace with his companions perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer mean?
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. When he says this, what he means is that a person who acts in a “strange” way may just have different values than the rest of society — they are acting in the way that their values tell them is right.
What does Thoreau say about keeping pace with companions?
“If a man does not keep pace with his. companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let. him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
What does it mean to march to your own drummer?
If people march to the beat of their own drum, they do things the way they want without taking other people into consideration. Category: Music.
Who was Thoreau’s best friend?
John Jr.
Who were Thoreau’s friends?
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