Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) on Individual and Independence(published by RevoltSource) |
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American Naturalist, Essayist, Poet, Philosopher, Leading Transcendentalist, best Known for his Book Walden, a Reflection upon Simple Living in Natural Surroundings, and his Essay "Civil Disobedience"
Quote #8 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Individual and Independence
“A man's life should be a stately march to an unheard music; and when to his fellows it may seem irregular and inharmonious, he will be stepping to a livelier measure, which only his nicer ear can detect. There will be no halt ever, but at most a marching on his post, or such a pause as is richer than any sound, when the deeper melody is no longer heard, but implicitly consented to with the whole life and being. He will take a false step never, even in the most arduous circumstances; for then the music will not fail to swell into greater volume, and rule the movement it inspired.”
Source: "The Service," by Henry David Thoreau, 1860. Part II.
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