Thursday, January 14, 2010

sunrise and Thoreau



"To affect the quality of the day,
that is the highest of arts. 
Every man is tasked to make his life,
even in its details, 
worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour."

2 comments:

  1. Sometimes Thoreau makes me want to throw things.
    Yes, I am tasked to make the details of my life worthy of contemplation in my most elevated and critical hour... whenever that might be.

    I wonder if Thoreau did.

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  2. Yes, he is a bit of a pompous twit. I often wonder if he was a slob who sat around eating Big Macs and watching football....or whatever the equivalent slothful and inane activities he could have done at that time period.

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