Love your life, poor as it is.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854), Conclusion
Love your life, poor as it is.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854), Conclusion
What it means
Thoreau says however mean your life looks, meet it and live it rather than call it names. The fault-finder finds faults even in paradise. Sunset shines on the poorhouse windows too.
The source
"Love your life, poor as it is." Henry David Thoreau said it in Walden (1854), Conclusion. Written in English: Walden, 1854.
"Love your life, poor as it is."Original English (Walden, 1854), Walden (1854), Conclusion. Text read at gutenberg.org.
Who said it
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862). Lived two years in a cabin he built at Walden Pond and wrote Walden about it. His essay Civil Disobedience argued for refusing to cooperate with injustice.
Questions
- What does "Love your life, poor as it is." mean?
- Thoreau says however mean your life looks, meet it and live it rather than call it names. The fault-finder finds faults even in paradise. Sunset shines on the poorhouse windows too.
- Who said "Love your life, poor as it is."?
- Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862). Source: Walden (1854), Conclusion.
- What is the original wording?
- Love your life, poor as it is (Original English (Walden, 1854)). Written in English: Walden, 1854.
- Is "Love your life, poor as it is." on a shirt?
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"Love your life, poor as it is." (Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854), Conclusion, trans. Original English (Walden, 1854)). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/love-your-life-poor-as-it-is
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