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.
--Henry David Thoreau, Walden; or, a Life in the Woods, first published on this date in 1854.
The book sounds interesting. I've read a few such books over the years, but this one was written in the 1800s.
ReplyDeleteAndrew, maybe it inspired the books you read.
DeleteThe best thing to come out of that book!
ReplyDeleteIn that case, Mitchell, I chose my quote wisely (it helps that it's the book's most well-known pair of sentences.)
DeleteAnd disregard the criticism and attacks of the family and friends who are determined to make you conform. They're relentless!
ReplyDeleteTrue, Boud, though they often mean well.
DeleteGenerally-speaking, they mean well, Boud. I don't know your particular situation.
DeleteThe words of Thoreau are as true today as when he wrote them. We would do well to pay them heed.
ReplyDeleteHe's still in print (and the public domain) all these years later, David, so that's something.
DeleteI had that Thoreau quotation on a beautiful poster in my room when I was a teenager. I contemplated its deep truth often and it helped me make decisions that set the course for my entire life. And they were the right decisions for me, although many others said they were not.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Debra. I can't say I've been consistent, but I try.
DeleteWhat a wonderful quote Kirk. :-D
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ananka.
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