Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Emerson Quote Self-Reliance
"Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each, the highest merit we ascribe to Moses, Plato, and Milton is that they set at naught books and traditions, and spoke not what men, but what they thought." I really love this quote. We do all have our own head voice that is our thought, each unique and familiar to the person. And the highest of minds listen to these voices, not the ones of others. It makes me happy, I don't know why really, this quote just makes me feel happy in some way. I guess it reminds me that even though we may not speak up all the time, we always have the voice to do so. Here is a little challenge, try reading something without your head voice speaking it.
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Dale,
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful (if brief) post! I really admire your "challenge" and hope that you set it for yourself in future posts (in other words--go ahead and explore the implications of your own fine ideas!)