LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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Envy is ignorance.
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Imitation is suicide.
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What I should do is all that concerns me.
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Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Other Examples of Aphorisms Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
Detailed explanation-2: -An aphorism is an observation that tells a general truth, usually in a concise and witty way, and often embodying philosophical, literary, or moral principles. The phrase “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” is one example of a common aphorism.
Detailed explanation-3: -He had no final answer to these questions, or rather, no neat aphorism that he cared to formulate as a philosophical truth. He waited a moment, and then laughed at his own aphorism.
Detailed explanation-4: -Actions speak louder than words. He who hesitates is lost. Easy come, easy go. The early bird gets the worm. “ ‘Tis better to have loved and lost/ than never to have loved at all.” –Alfred, Lord Tennyson.