Thoreau, Henry David
1817-1862 45 years
1817-1862 45 years
| It is said that when Henry Thoreau came back from the university, an old man of his village came to see him and was very much surprised. Seeing the old man very much puzzled and surprised, Thoreau asked him, "Why do you look so puzzled? Why are you so much surprised?" He said, "I am surprised because you have really done a great job: you have saved your intelligence, although you have been to the university. You still look intelligent! This very rarely happens: to escape from the university and still remain intelligent – because the whole machinery of education is to make you mechanical..." --Osho The Fish in the Sea is Not Thirsty, ch.1 |
American writer, Transcendentalist, critic...
born Mass., US
part of the "back to nature" movement in US thought and
litereature--simplicity, anti-industrial revolution...
most famous works are Walden Pond, and Civil
Disobedience
died of TB related disease
born Mass., US
part of the "back to nature" movement in US thought and
litereature--simplicity, anti-industrial revolution...
most famous works are Walden Pond, and Civil
Disobedience
died of TB related disease
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