Affluenza as described by Thoreau

1. AFFLUENZA Rachel Henley 4A

2. “THE MASS OF MEN LEAD LIVES OF QUIET
DESPERATION.”

3. “THE MASS OF MEN LEAD LIVES OF QUIET
DESPERATION.”

4. “I WENT TO THE WOODS BECAUSE I WISHED
TO LIVE DELIBERATELY, TO FRONT ONLY THE
ESSENTIAL FACTS OF LIFE, AND SEE IF I
COULD NOT LEARN WHAT IT HAD TO TEACH,
AND NOT, WHEN I CAME TO DIE, DISCOVER
THAT I HAD NOT LIVED.”

5. “I WENT TO THE WOODS BECAUSE I WISHED
TO LIVE DELIBERATELY, TO FRONT ONLY THE
ESSENTIAL FACTS OF LIFE, AND SEE IF I
COULD NOT LEARN WHAT IT HAD TO TEACH,
AND NOT, WHEN I CAME TO DIE, DISCOVER
THAT I HAD NOT LIVED.”

6. “RATHER THAN LOVE, THAN MONEY, THAN
FAME, GIVE ME TRUTH.”

7. “RATHER THAN LOVE, THAN MONEY, THAN
FAME, GIVE ME TRUTH.”

8. “THE SETTING SUN IS REFLECTED FROM THE
WINDOWS OF THE ALMSHOUSE AS BRIGHTLY
AS FROM THE RICH MAN'S ABODE; THE SNOW
MELTS BEFORE ITS DOOR AS EARLY IN THE
SPRING.”

9. “THE SETTING SUN IS REFLECTED FROM THE
WINDOWS OF THE ALMSHOUSE AS BRIGHTLY
AS FROM THE RICH MAN'S ABODE; THE SNOW
MELTS BEFORE ITS DOOR AS EARLY IN THE
SPRING.”

10. “LIVE IN EACH SEASON AS IT PASSES;
BREATHE THE AIR, DRINK THE DRINK, TASTE
THE FRUIT, AND RESIGN YOURSELF TO THE
INFLUENCE OF THE EARTH.”

11. “LIVE IN EACH SEASON AS IT PASSES;
BREATHE THE AIR, DRINK THE DRINK, TASTE
THE FRUIT, AND RESIGN YOURSELF TO THE
INFLUENCE OF THE EARTH.”

12. “I SAY, BEWARE OF ALL ENTERPRISES THAT
REQUIRE NEW CLOTHES, AND NOT RATHER A
NEW WEARER OF CLOTHES.”

13. “I SAY, BEWARE OF ALL ENTERPRISES THAT
REQUIRE NEW CLOTHES, AND NOT RATHER A
NEW WEARER OF CLOTHES.”

14. “NOT TILL WE ARE LOST, IN OTHER WORDS
NOT TILL WE HAVE LOST THE WORLD, DO WE
BEGIN TO FIND OURSELVES, AND REALIZE
WHERE WE ARE AND THE INFINITE EXTENT OF
OUR RELATIONS.”

15. “NOT TILL WE ARE LOST, IN OTHER WORDS
NOT TILL WE HAVE LOST THE WORLD, DO WE
BEGIN TO FIND OURSELVES, AND REALIZE
WHERE WE ARE AND THE INFINITE EXTENT OF
OUR RELATIONS.”

16. “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.”

17. “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.”

18. “CULTIVATE POVERTY LIKE A GARDEN HERB,
LIKE SAGE. DO NOT TROUBLE YOURSELF
MUCH TO GET NEW THINGS, WHETHER
CLOTHES OR FRIENDS. TURN THE OLD;
RETURN TO THEM. THINGS DO NOT CHANGE;
WE CHANGE. SELL YOUR CLOTHES AND KEEP
YOUR THOUGHTS. GOD WILL SEE THAT YOU
DO NOT WANT SOCIETY.”

19. “CULTIVATE POVERTY LIKE A GARDEN HERB,
LIKE SAGE. DO NOT TROUBLE YOURSELF
MUCH TO GET NEW THINGS, WHETHER
CLOTHES OR FRIENDS. TURN THE OLD;
RETURN TO THEM. THINGS DO NOT CHANGE;
WE CHANGE. SELL YOUR CLOTHES AND KEEP
YOUR THOUGHTS. GOD WILL SEE THAT YOU
DO NOT WANT SOCIETY.”

20. “SOCIETY IS COMMONLY TOO CHEAP. WE
MEET AT VERY SHORT INTERVALS, NOT
HAVING HAD TIME TO ACQUIRE ANY NEW
VALUE FOR EACH OTHER. WE MEET AT MEALS
THREE TIMES A DAY, AND GIVE EACH OTHER
A NEW TASTE OF THAT OLD MUSTY CHEESE
THAT WE ARE.”

21. “SOCIETY IS COMMONLY TOO CHEAP. WE
MEET AT VERY SHORT INTERVALS, NOT
HAVING HAD TIME TO ACQUIRE ANY NEW
VALUE FOR EACH OTHER. WE MEET AT MEALS
THREE TIMES A DAY, AND GIVE EACH OTHER
A NEW TASTE OF THAT OLD MUSTY CHEESE
THAT WE ARE.”

22. “IT IS DESIRABLE THAT A MAN LIVE IN ALL
RESPECTS SO SIMPLY AND PREPAREDLY THAT
IF AN ENEMY TAKE THE TOWN... HE CAN
WALK OUT THE GATE EMPTY-HANDED AND
WITHOUT ANXIETY.”

23. “IT IS DESIRABLE THAT A MAN LIVE IN ALL
RESPECTS SO SIMPLY AND PREPAREDLY THAT
IF AN ENEMY TAKE THE TOWN... HE CAN
WALK OUT THE GATE EMPTY-HANDED AND
WITHOUT ANXIETY.”

24. “A TASTE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL IS MOST
CULTIVATED OUT OF DOORS”

25. “A TASTE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL IS MOST
CULTIVATED OUT OF DOORS”

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