LITERATURE QUESTIONS
TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE
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“I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand.”
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“The upright white hewn studs and freshly planed door and window casings gave it a clean and airy look.”
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“Men say that a stitch in time saves nine, and so they take a thousand stitches today to save nine tomorrow.”
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“Hardly a man takes a half hour’s nap after dinner, but when he wakes he holds up his head and asks, ‘What’s the news?”’
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Detailed explanation-1: -The phrase basically means it’s better to solve a problem right away, to stop it becoming a much bigger one. It’s first recorded in a book way back in 1723 and it’s a sewing reference.
Detailed explanation-2: -Henry David Thoreau: Walden We are determined to be starved before we are hungry. Men say that a stitch in time saves nine, and so they take a thousand stitches today to save nine tomorrow. As for work, we haven’t any of any consequence. We have the Saint Vitus’ dance, and cannot possibly keep our heads still.
Detailed explanation-3: -The proverb a stitch in time saves nine means that if one solves a problem while it is developing, one will save oneself time and work in the future. It alludes to the art of sewing. For example, if a seamstress is working on a garment and notices a hole, she may repair it as soon as she sees it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Something is better than nothing. Prevention is better than cure. Make hay while the sun shines. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 27-Dec-2022