What does Emerson think of people who call for consistency in thought and action and who fear being misunderstood?
2007-04-02 04:36:37 · 2 answers · asked by Dre B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If you would read it, you would find out easily.
2007-04-05 02:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by joannaserah 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he felt that each person should think their own thoughts, and pay attention to what they feel in their hearts,,,,,,,,, and to consistency, he felt you should speak what you think today,,,,,, and if tomorrow you think something else,,,,,, speak that,,,,,,, that as a human you should be developing/growing /changing,,,,,, so do not worry if you are inconsistent with your past,,,, yes, this may cause you to be misunderstood,,,,, about that he said
"Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' -- Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood. "
2007-04-05 02:48:27 · answer #2 · answered by dlin333 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋