ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following people is mentioned in “Self-Reliance” to have been misunderstood?
A
President Abraham Lincoln
B
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
C
Jesus
D
Tupac
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -It may be safely trusted as proportionate and of good issues, so it be faithfully imparted, but God will not have his work made manifest by cowards. A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, shall give him no peace.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes To be great is to be misunderstood.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” “What I must do, is all that concerns me, not what the people think.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thinking Independently. The ability to think autonomously goes hand in hand with trusting your own instinct. Embracing Your Individuality. As a more practical example, we can imagine that Bella has parents who are both lawyers. Striving Towards Your Own Goals, Bravely. 15-Apr-2019

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