Henry David Thoreau - The mass of men lead liv...

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

Henry David Thoreau

American Author

Born: Jul 12, 1817

Died: May 6, 1862

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Desperation, Men, Lead, Mass, Quiet, Confirmed, Lives, Resignation

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Weakness is what brings ignorance, cheapness, racism, homophobia, desperation, cruelty, brutality, all these things that will keep a society chained to the ground, one foot nailed to the floor. Henry Rollins

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Since our society equates happiness with youth, we often assume that sorrow, quiet desperation, and hopelessness go hand in hand with getting older. They don't. Emotional pain or numbness are symptoms of living the wrong life, not a long life. Martha Beck

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Killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage. Most people just lead lives of cowardly desperation. It's kinda half suicide where you just dull yourself with substances. Robert Crumb

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting. Jim Carrey

You Learning Desperation Desperate Think Some Point Period Learn Without Human Human Beings Anything Interesting Ingredient Creating Beings Necessary

Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. Benazir Bhutto

People Desperation Welfare Political Dictatorship Responsibility Neglected Extremism Hopelessness Religious Only Environment Where Social Fuels Create Social Responsibility Basic Flourish