None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
Henry David ThoreauRead
It is too late to be studying Hebrew; it is more important to understand even the slang of today.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Prioritizing contemporary knowledge and understanding is more valuable than focusing on obsolete studies.
Henry David Thoreau emphasizes the significance of being in tune with the present rather than getting lost in the past. He suggests that understanding current language and culture is crucial for effective communication and relevance in today's society, even if that means letting go of more traditional forms of study, like Hebrew. This quote serves as a reminder that adapting to the present is essential for meaningful engagement with the world.
Themes
UnderstandingSlangPresentKnowledgeCommunication
In practice
Example use cases
In a lecture on modern communication techniques, this quote could highlight the importance of staying relevant.
More from Henry David Thoreau
All quotes βThrough want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling and spending their lives like servants.
Henry David ThoreauRead
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
Henry David ThoreauRead
Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable.
Henry David ThoreauRead
As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of spring is like the creation of Cosmos out of Chaos and the realization of the Golden Age.
Henry David ThoreauRead
That grand old poem called Winter
Henry David ThoreauRead
Similar quotes
The most unhappy people in the world are those who face the days without knowing what to do with their time. But if you have more projects than you have time for, you are not going to be an unhappy person. This is as much a question of having imagination and curiosity as it is of actually making plans.
Eleanor RooseveltRead
I'm often guilty of overcooking and too much arrangement and throwing too much at it. But I think as I get older, I'm learning better when to be empty and when to be full.
Peter GabrielRead
Analyze yourself. All emotions are reflected in the body and mind. Envy and fear cause the face to pale, love makes it glow.
Paramahansa YoganandaRead
To crank myself up I stood on a jack and ran myself up. I tightened myself like a bolt. I inserted myself in a vise-clamp and wound the handle till the pressure built. I drank coffee in titrated doses. It was a tricky business, requiring the finely tuned judgment of a skilled anesthesiologist. There was a tiny range within which coffee was effective, short of which it was useless, and beyond which, fatal.
Annie DillardRead
Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.
Hakuin EkakuRead
Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.
Dwight D. EisenhowerRead