Walden Happiness Quotes Page 1
(Essay.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. (Economy.9) |
Most people are miserable, even when they appear to be content. They're stuck in a rut, working for luxuries that they cannot afford. Way to be a total downer, Thoreau.
| Quote #2 When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence – that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality. (Where I Lived.21) |
For Thoreau, spiritual enlightenment isn't just about knowledge. It's a complete mood-changer, getting you in touch with the true pleasures in life.
| Quote #3 The result [of reading trashy books] is dullness of sight, a stagnation of the vital circulations, and a general deliquium and sloughing off of all the intellectual faculties. (Reading.7) |
We need good books in order to refine our ability to be happy. Trashy books only dull our senses, turning us into virtual zombies.
