our living, and regulating our lives according to the last and best mode we had learned, we should never be tro
another reference to being your best self and living in the moment
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t; but if the birds and flowers had tried me bytheir standard, I should not have been
I loved the comparison to nature's laws here. It shows his regards to what he holds as important and his thought processes. there is definitely a pattern in his writing and his regard for what he considers to be important in life- moments and nature over wealth and society's standards.
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work of mine; it was morning, and lo, now it is evening, andnothing memorable is accomplished. Instead of singing like the birds, I silently smiled at my incessant good fort
money became the focus of his attention, and he focused on wealth rather then enjoying life and living in the moment. There is a tone to this as if he is reflecting and wishes he lived differently
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of time. I grew in those seasons like corn in the night, and they were far better than any work of the hands
He is talking about how mentally, solitude was much more beneficial for him than any time spent working.
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or hands. I love a
I think he is talking about space and freedom and "room" to do as he pleases, rather then being forced to work
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when I could not afford to sacrifice the blo
He had no time to relax, and could not afford to financially.
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on the meeting of two eternities, the past and future, which is precisely the present moment; to toe th
He is talking about living in the moment, without worries of what has happened or what will happen.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet d
The most important word here is "desperation"- this is a powerful word in this sentence. He is referencing the struggle we go through in society chasing wealth, to only end up unhappy.
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with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or r
I think this is a sentiment about how if you are comfortable in your own skin, nothing else matters
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I have no doubt that some of you who read this book are unable to pay for all the dinners which you have actually eaten, or for the coats and shoes which are fast wearing or are already worn out, and have come to this page to spend borrowed or stolen time, ro
I think he is critiquing our society that traps people in poverty here- he references not being able to afford our lifestyle
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the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I
He highlights his isolation and solitude here
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