Henry David Thoreau published Walden; or, Life in the Woods in 1854, a transcendentalist text that reflects on simple living in natural surroundings. Features of this journal, a Thoreau notebook which will make memorable Walden gifts or Henry David Thoreau gifts, are: 6x9in, 110 pages lined (standard, B&W) on both sides front title and owner's contact details page cover soft, matte This memorable passage from the book runs: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is ...
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Henry David Thoreau published Walden; or, Life in the Woods in 1854, a transcendentalist text that reflects on simple living in natural surroundings. Features of this journal, a Thoreau notebook which will make memorable Walden gifts or Henry David Thoreau gifts, are: 6x9in, 110 pages lined (standard, B&W) on both sides front title and owner's contact details page cover soft, matte This memorable passage from the book runs: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things . . . To browse the wide selection of journals from Golding Notebooks, please refer to our Amazon author page.
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Add this copy of Lives of Quiet Desperation Journal: Quotation From? to cart. $30.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Independently published.
Add this copy of Lives of Quiet Desperation Journal: Quotation From? to cart. $52.20, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Independently published.
